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ארז

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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אֹרֶז (órezm

  1. defective spelling of אורז.

Etymology 2

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Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Not native to Israel and Judaea, so presumably borrowed before the vowel closure into Hebrew from Aramaic אַרְזָא / ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, cedar).

Noun

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עץ ארז

אֶרֶז (érezm (plural indefinite אֲרָזִים, singular construct אֶרֶז־, plural construct אַרְזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (countable) cedar (a coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae)
    • Tanach, Psalms 29:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      קוֹל ה׳ שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר ה׳ אֶת אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן׃
      Qol Adonái shovér arazím vayshabér Adonái et arzéi haL'vanon
      The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 20a:
      לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם רַךְ כַּקָּנֶה וְאַל יְהֵא קָשֶׁה כָּאֶרֶז
      L'olám y'héi adám rakh ka-qané v-al y'hei qashé ka-érez
      A person should always be soft like the reed, and not be hard like the cedar

Proper noun

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אֶרֶז (érezm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male given name
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Etymology 3

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Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Verb

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אָרַז (aráz) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pack
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References

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  • ארז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language