מדד

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
מ־ד־ד (m-d-d)

From Proto-Semitic *mdd (stretch, spread, measure). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉘 (madādum) and Arabic مَدَّ (madda).

Verb

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מָדַד (madád) (pa'al construction)

  1. To measure: to determine the size of.

Conjugation

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Noun

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מַדָּד (mádadm (plural indefinite מַדָּדִים, singular construct מַדַּד־, plural construct מַדָּדֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a measure
  2. (economics) an index