תנור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־י־ר (n-y-r)

Found in Exodus 7:28 and Leviticus 2:4 and 11:35. Similar to Middle Persian tnwl (tanūr, oven) and Akkadian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (tinūrum). This word has been borrowed into Aramaic as תנורא / ܬܰܢܽܘܪܳܐ (tannūrā) and therethrough spawned Arabic تَنُّور (tannūr).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

תַּנּוּר • (tanúr) m (plural indefinite תַּנּוּרִים, singular construct תַּנּוּר־)

  1. stove, oven
  2. furnace, kiln
  3. heater

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