חורג

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ג (kh-r-g)

Etymology

From the verb חָרַג (kharág, “to exceed, digress, depart”); cognate to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܚܘܼܪܓܵܐ (ḥurgā).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χoˈʁeɡ/

Adjective

חוֹרֵג • (khorég) (feminine חוֹרֶגֶת, masculine plural חוֹרְגִים, feminine plural חוֹרְגוֹת)

1. step- used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent

   דְּמוּת הָאֵם הַחוֹרֶגֶת מִצְטָיֶּרֶת לָרֹב כִּמְרֻשַּׁעַת בָּאַגָּדוֹת הַיְּלָדִים.

   d'mut ha'ém hakhoréget mitstayéret laróv kim'rushá'at ba'agadót hay'ladím.

   The character of the stepmother is often portrayed as evil in children's fairy tales.

   • זדון ומשוגה - Avraham Shalom Friedberg, in the Ben Yehuda project

     ”לי היה אח חורג גדול ממני, בן אבי מאשתו הראשונה, ואחות קטנה“ – ענת שרה.

     “li hayá ákh khorég gadól miméni, bén aví me'ishtó harishoná v'akhót k'taná” - 'Anat Sará

     “I had a stepbrother older than me, my father's son from his first wife, and a younger sister” - Anat Sara

Derived terms

• אָב חוֹרֵג (áv khorég, “stepfather”)
• אֵם חוֹרֶגֶת (ém khoréget, “stepmother”)
• אָח חוֹרֵג (ákh khorég, “stepbrother”)
• אָחוֹת חוֹרֶגֶת (akhót khoréget, “stepsister”)

Related terms

• אָח לְמֶחֱצָה (ákh l'mekhetsá, “half brother”)