עקרב

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Classical Syriac ܥܩܪܒܐ (ʿeqarbā).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /akˈʁav/, (backformed from the plural also) /akˈʁab/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕaqˈrɔv/
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Noun

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m (plural indefinite עַקְרַבִּים, singular construct עַקְרַב־, plural construct עַקְרַבֵּי־)

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy, astrology) Scorpio

Declension
Declension of עַקְרָב
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite עַקְרָב first עַקְרַבִּיעַקְרַבֵּנוּ
definite הָעַקְרָב second עַקְרַבְּךָעַקְרַבֵּךְעַקְרַבְּכֶםעַקְרַבְּכֶן
construct עַקְרַב־ third עַקְרַבּוֹעַקְרַבָּהּעַקְרַבָּםעַקְרַבָּן
pluralindefinite עַקְרַבִּים first עקרביי / עַקְרַבַּיעַקְרַבֵּינוּ
definite הָעַקְרַבִּים second עַקְרַבֶּיךָעקרבייך / עַקְרַבַּיִךְעַקְרַבֵּיכֶםעַקְרַבֵּיכֶן
construct עַקְרַבֵּי־ third עַקְרַבָּיועַקְרַבֶּיהָעַקְרַבֵּיהֶםעַקְרַבֵּיהֶן

Proper noun

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m

  1. (astronomy) Scorpio (Scorpius)
  2. (astrology) Scorpio (the zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology))

See also
Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé) שׁוֹר (Shor) תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim) סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé) בְּתוּלָה (Betulá) מאזניים (Moznayim) עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat) גְּדִי (Gdi) דְּלִי (Dli) דָּגִים (Dagim)
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