ארז

Hebrew

Noun

אֹרֶז • (órez) m

  1. defective spelling of אורז.

Etymology 2
Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Not native to Israel and Judaea, so presumably borrowed before the vowel closure into Hebrew from Aramaic אַרְזָא / ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, “cedar”).

Noun
עץ ארז

אֶרֶז • (érez) m (plural indefinite אֳרָזִים, singular construct אֶרֶז־, plural construct אַרְזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. cedar (tree)
    • Tanach, Psalms 29:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      קוֹל ה׳ שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר ה׳ אֶת אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן׃
      Qol Adonái shovér arazím vayshabér Adonái et arzéi haL'vanon
      The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 20a:
      לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם רַךְ כַּקָּנֶה וְאַל יְהֵא קָשֶׁה כָּאֶרֶז
      L'olám y'héi adám rakh ka-qané v-al y'hei qashé ka-érez
      A person should always be soft like the reed, and not be hard like the cedar
Declension table
  singular plural
absolute אֶרֶז אֲרָזִים
absolute, Biblical verse-final form אָרֶז אֲרָזִים
construct אֶרֶז אַרְזֵי
definite הָאֶרֶז הָאֲרָזִים
Possessive formssingularplural
my אַרְזִי אֲרָזַי
your (masc. sing.) אַרְזְךָ אֲרָזֶיךָ
your (fem. sing.) אַרְזֵךְ אֲרָזַיִךְ
his אַרְזוֹ אֲרָזָיו
her אַרְזָהּ אֲרָזֶיהָ
our אַרְזֵנוּ אֲרָזֵינוּ
your (masc. pl.) אַרְזְכֶם אַרְזֵיכֶם
your (fem. pl.) אַרְזְכֶן אַרְזֵיכֶן
their (masc.) אַרְזָם אַרְזֵיהֶם
their (fem.) אַרְזָן אַרְזֵיהֶן

Proper noun

אֶרֶז • (érez) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male given name
References
Further reading

Etymology 3
Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Verb

אָרַז • (aráz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to pack
Conjugation
Conjugation of אָרַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָרַזְתִּיאָרַזְנוּ
second אָרַזְתָּאָרַזְתְּאֲרַזְתֶּם1אֲרַזְתֶּן1
third אָרַזאָרְזָהאָרְזוּ
present אוֹרֵזאוֹרֶזֶתאוֹרְזִיםאוֹרְזוֹת
future first אארוז / אֶאֱרֹזנארוז / נֶאֱרֹז
second תארוז / תֶּאֱרֹזתֶּאֶרְזִיתֶּאֶרְזוּתארוזנה / תֶּאֱרֹזְנָה2
third יארוז / יֶאֱרֹזתארוז / תֶּאֱרֹזיֶאֶרְזוּתארוזנה / תֶּאֱרֹזְנָה2
imperative ארוז / אֱרֹזאִרְזִיאִרְזוּארוזנה / אֱרֹזְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced אָרַזְתֶּם and אָרַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms

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