חירש

Hebrew
Root
⁧ח־ר־שׁ⁩ (ḥ-r-š)

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Adjective

⁧חירש / חֵרֵשׁ⁩ • (kherésh) (feminine ⁧חירשת / חֵרֶשֶׁת⁩, masculine plural ⁧חירשים / חֵרְשִׁים⁩, feminine plural ⁧חירשות / חֵרְשׁוֹת⁩)

  1. Deaf: unable to hear, especially as a permanent condition.

Noun

⁧חירש / חֵרֵשׁ⁩ • (kherésh) m (plural indefinite ⁧חירשים / חֵרְשִׁים⁩, feminine counterpart ⁧חירשת / חֵרֶשֶׁת⁩)

  1. A (male) deaf person, a non-hearing person.
    • Tanach, Leviticus 19:14, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      ⁧לֹא תְקַלֵּל חֵרֵשׁ וְלִפְנֵי עִוֵּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשֹׁל⁩
      You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind
    • Babylonian Talmud, tractate ⁧תרומות⁩ (“donations”) 1:1:
      ⁧רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר איזהו חרש, שהיה חרש מתחילתו אבל פקח שנתחרש הוא תורם והן מקיימין על ידיו⁩
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

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

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