יהיר

Hebrew

Root
י־ה־ר (y-h-r)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

יָהִיר • (yahir) (feminine יְהִירָה, masculine plural יְהִירִים, feminine plural יְהִירוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

1. arrogant, proud, haughty (having excessive pride)
   • Tanach, Habakkuk 2:5, with translation of the New International Version:

     וְאַף כִּֽי־הַיַּיִן בֹּוגֵד גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאֹול נַפְשֹׁו וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע […]

     indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, […]

   • 1890 – 1931, Rachel the Poetess, ניב :

     הַהוֹלְכוֹת הָלוֹךְ וְטָפוֹף, \ מַבָּטָן יָהִיר.

     Those (female) that go, walking and trotting / their gaze haughty.

Derived terms

• יְהִירוּת (“arrogance”)