יער

Hebrew
Root
י־ע־ר‎ (y-ʿ-r)

Etymology

Compare Arabic وَعْر‎ (waʕr, “badlands”)

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈja(ʕ)aʁ/, /ˈjaʔaʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. A forest.
    • Psalms 96:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃‎‎
      yaʿalóz sadái v-khol ashér bo; az y'ran'nú kol ʿatséi yáʿar
      Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;
  2. (יַעַר־‎, yá'ar) Singular construct state form of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)‎.

Usage notes
  • In addition to the usual plural forms given above, the plural indefinite form יְעָרִים‎ and plural construct form יַעֲרִי־‎ are also common.

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