בריכה

Hebrew

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /bʁeˈχa/
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Noun
Root
ב־ר־ך‎ (b-r-k)

בריכה / בְּרֵכָה • (brēchá) f (plural indefinite בריכות / בְּרֵכוֹת‎, singular construct בריכת / בְּרֵכַת־‎) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

  1. a pond, a pool
    • Tanack, Ecclesiastes 2:6, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      ‏עָשִׂיתִי לִי בְּרֵכוֹת מָיִם לְהַשְׁקוֹת מֵהֶם יַעַר צוֹמֵחַ עֵצִים.‎‎
      'asíti li brēchót máyim ləhašqót mēhém yá'ar tzomḗaḥ 'ētzím.
      I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

References
  • “בריכה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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