יער

Hebrew

Root
י־ע־ר (y-ʿ-r)
3 terms

יער

Etymology

Compare Arabic وَعْر (waʕr, “badlands”)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʕar/, [ˈjaʕar]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʕar/, [ˈjaːʕaʀ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈja(ʕ)aʁ/, /ˈjaʔaʁ/

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Noun

יַעַר • (yá'ar) m (plural indefinite יְעָרוֹת, singular construct יַעַר־, plural construct יַעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. forest
   • Tanach, Psalms 96:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃

     yaʿalóz sadái v-khol ashér bo; az y'ran'nú kol ʿatséi yáʿar

     Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;

Usage notes

• In addition to the usual plural forms given above, the plural indefinite form יְעָרִים and plural construct form יַעֲרִי־ are also common.

Declension

Declension of יַעַר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יַעַר	first	יַעָרִי		יַעָרֵנוּ
	definite	הַיַּעַר	second	יַעָרְךָ	יַעָרֵךְ	יַעַרְכֶם	יַעַרְכֶן
	construct	יַעַר־	third	יַעָרוֹ	יַעָרָהּ	יַעָרָם	יַעָרָן
plural	indefinite	יְעָרוֹת	first	יעריי / יַעֲרַי		יַעֲרֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּעָרוֹת	second	יַעֲרֶיךָ	יערייך / יַעֲרַיִךְ	יַעֲרֵיכֶם	יַעֲרֵיכֶן
	construct	יַעֲרֵי־	third	יַעֲרָיו	יַעֲרֶיהָ	יַעֲרֵיהֶם	יַעֲרֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• לא דובים ולא יער / לֹא דֻּבִּים וְלֹא יַעַר (lo dubím v'lo yá'ar)
• קָרַחַת יַעַר (karákhat yá'ar)

See also

• חורש / חֹרֶשׁ (khóresh, “grove, forest, thicket”)

References

• H3293 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “יַעַר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 261c
• “יער” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• יער on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• עיר