אגם

Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ם (ʾ-g-m)

Etymology

Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ (ʾaḡmā, “marsh, swamp”) and Arabic أَجَمَة (ʔajama, “jungle, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɣam/ (pre-consonantal), /ʔaˈɣamː/ (pre-vocalic)
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈɡam/
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Noun

אֲגַם • (agám) m (plural אֲגַמִּים (agamim))

Descendants

→ Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm, “shaggy, densely vegetated”) (possibly)

References

H98 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“אגם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

אגם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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