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ערק

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Aramaic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕəraq/, [ʕăraq]

Verb

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עֲרַק (ʿăraq) (future יִערוֹק (yiʿrо̄q))

  1. to flee, to escape
    • Tanach, Genesis 42:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְאַבשָׁלוֹם עֲרַק וַאֲזַל לִגשׁוּר וַהֲוָה תַמָן תְּלָת שְׁנִין
      After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years

References

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  • ˁrq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ע־ר־ק (ʿ-r-q)

Compare Aramaic ערק.

Verb

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עָרַק (ʿaráq) (pa'al construction)

  1. to desert, to defect
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

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עַרַק (ʿaráqm

  1. arak (a clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant)

References

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

Further reading

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