כרם

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Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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כָּּרַם (kāram)

  1. to prune

Noun

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כְּרָם (krāmm

  1. absolute state of כַּרְמָא (karmā)

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
כ־ר־ם (k-r-m)

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎋𐎗𐎎 (krm, vineyard), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, vineyard), Arabic كَرْم (karm, vines), Akkadian 𒃾 (karānum, wine, vine, grapes), and – possibly the source – Egyptian kꜣm, see there.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כֶּרֶם (kéremm (plural indefinite כְּרָמִים, singular construct כֶּרֶם־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. vineyard

Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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