זרוע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ז־ר־ע (z-r-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- (“arm”). Compare Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿā), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziroːʕ/
• (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zɒ.ru/, [ˈzɒː.ruː]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zˈroːʕ/, [zɑˈrˤoː.aʕ], [zɑˈrˤoː.waʕ], [zɑˈrˤow.waʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zəˈrøw.waʕ/, [zæˈrøw.wæʕ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈzʁ̞o.a/

Noun

זְרוֹעַ • (z'róa') f (plural indefinite זְרוֹעוֹת, singular construct זְרוֹעַ־, plural construct זְרוֹעוֹת־)

1. arm
2. tentacle
3. (Judaism) zeroa

References

• H2220 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
ז־ר־ע (z-r-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏarūʕ-.

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zɔːˈruːʕ/, [zɔˑˈʀuː.aʕ], [zɔˑˈʀuː.waʕ], [zɔˑˈʀuw.waʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zɔˈruw.waʕ/, [zɔːˈruw.wæʕ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zaˈʁ̞u.a/

Adjective

זָרוּעַ • (zarúa') (feminine זְרוּעָה, masculine plural זְרוּעִים, feminine plural זְרוּעוֹת)

1. sown, seeded
2. covered, carpeted
3. scattered