ענק
Hebrew
Root |
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ע־נ־ק (ʿ-n-q) |
Noun
עֲנָק • (anák) m
- giant
- necklace
- Tanach, Song of Songs 4:9, with translation of the New International Version:
- לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה, לִבַּבְתִּינִי; בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ, בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ.
- libbavtíni aẖotí challá, libbavtíni; bəaẖát me'enáich, bəaẖád ʿanáq mittzavvəronáich.
- You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.
- (as a modifier) giant, gigantic, huge
- שיטפונות ענק ― shit'fonót-anák ― massive floods
Derived terms
- עֲנָקִי (anakí)
References
- “ענק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
ענק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From unattested forms in Old High German, from inflected forms of Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *inkw and *inkwiz, inflected forms of *jut. Cognate with Bavarian enk.
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