ענק

Hebrew

Root
ע־נ־ק (ʿ-n-q)

Noun

עֲנָק • (anák) m

1. giant
2. (jewelry) necklace
   • Tanach, Song of Songs 4:9, with translation of the New International Version:

     לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה, לִבַּבְתִּינִי; בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ, בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ.

     libbavtíni aẖotí challá, libbavtíni; bəaẖát me'enáich, bəaẖád ʿanáq mittzavvəronáich.

     You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

3. (as a modifier) giant, gigantic, huge

   שיטפונות ענק ― shit'fonót-anák ― massive floods

Synonyms

• (giant): נָפִיל (nafíl)
• (as a modifier): עֲנָקִי (anakí)

Derived terms

• עֲנָקִי (anakí)

References

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

Further reading

• ענק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From unattested forms in Old High German, from inflected forms of Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *inkw and *inkwiz, inflected forms of *jut. Cognate with Bavarian enk.

Pronoun

ענק • (enk)

1. (Poylish) dative/accusative of עץ (ets)

   Synonym: (standard) אײַך (aykh)

2. (New York Chassidish) you (plural)

   Synonym: (standard) איר (ir)