מצחף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ף (ṣ-ḥ-p)

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mit͡sˈχaf/

Noun

מִצְחָף • (mitskháf) m (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

(Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

References

“מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

מצחף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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