ערק

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕəraq/, [ʕăraq]

Verb

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

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

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ר־ק (ʿ-r-q)
2 terms

Compare Aramaic ערק.

Verb

עָרַק • (ʿaráq) (pa'al construction)

1. to desert, to defect

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָרַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לערוק / לַעֲרֹק
		action noun		עֲרִיקָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	עָרַקְתִּי		עָרַקְנוּ
	second	עָרַקְתָּ	עָרַקְתְּ	עֲרַקְתֶּם1	עֲרַקְתֶּן1
	third	עָרַק	עָרְקָה	עָרְקוּ
present		עוֹרֵק	עוֹרֶקֶת	עוֹרְקִים	עוֹרְקוֹת
future	first	אערוק / אֶעֱרֹק		נערוק / נַעֲרֹק
	second	תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק	תַּעַרְקִי	תַּעַרְקוּ	תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
	third	יערוק / יַעֲרֹק	תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק	יַעַרְקוּ	תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
imperative		ערוק / עֲרֹק	עִרְקִי	עִרְקוּ	ערוקנה / עֲרֹקְנָה2

¹ Pronounced עָרַקְתֶּם and עָרַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

עַרַק • (ʿaráq) m

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

References

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

Further reading

• ערק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he