נרד

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ר־ד (n-r-d)
1 term

A borrowing, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit नलद (nálada); see Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos) for more.

Noun

נֵרְדְּ • (nerd) m (plural indefinite נְרָדִים, singular construct נִרְדּ־)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) nard, spikenard
2. (post-biblical, rare) lavender

   Synonym: אֲזוֹבְיוֹן

References

• “נרד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• נרד on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he