ז The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In PBH it has the numerical value seven. It alternates with ס (cp. עלז and עלס ), and with צ (cp. זעק and צעק, עלז and עלץ, זרב and צרב, זער and צער ). Heb. ז corresponds Aram.-Syr. ד , Ugar. d, Arab. dh, Ethiop. z, Akka. z. cp. e.g. Heb. זֶבַח , Aram. דּֽבַח , דִּבְחָא , Ugar. dbḥ, Arab. dhibḥ, Ethiop. sebḥ, Akka. zību (= sacrifice). cp. also Heb. בִּזֵּר, פִּזֵּר , Aram. בַּדַר (= he scattered), whence Arab. badhara (= he disseminated). Heb. ז also corresponds Aram.-Syr. ז , Ugar. z, Arab. z, Ethiop. z, Akka. z. cp. e.g. Heb. זַָנֶה , Aram. זְנָא , Syr. zannī́, Arab. zanā (= he committed fornication), Ethiop. zeynat (= pollution). See זַיִן ᴵᴵ.

זְאֵב m.n. wolf. [Related to Aram.-Syr. דִּיב , דִּיבָא , Arab. dhi’b, Akka. zibu (= wolf), Ethiop. ze’b (= hyena), Egypt. sjb (= jackal). cp. דֹּב (= bear).] Derivatives: זאב, זְאֵבָה, זְאֵבוֹן, זְאֵבִי, זְאֵבִית .

זאב to behave like a wolf.
    — Hiph. - הִזְאִיב (= he was, or behaved, like a wolf).
    — Nith. - נִזְדָּאֵב (= he behaved like a wolf). [Denominated from זְאֵב .] Derivative: הִזְדָּאֲבוּת .

זְאֵבָה f.n. PBH she-wolf. [Formed from זְאֵב with suff. ◌ָה .]

זְאֵבוֹן m.n. NH small wolf, wolf cub. [Formed from זְאֵב with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן .]

זְאֵבִי adj. MH wolfish, wolflike, lupine. [Formed from זְאֵב with suff. ◌ִי .] Derivative: זְאֵבִיּוּת .

זְאֵבִיּוּת f.n. NH wolfishness. [Formed from זְאֵבִי with suff. ◌וּת .]

זְאֵבִית f.n. NH lupus (a skin disease). [Formed from זְאֵב (= wolf) with suff. ◌ִית , as loan translation of lupus, from L. lupus (= wolf).]

זַאֲטוּט m.n. PBH (also spelled זַעֲטוּט ) small boy, youngster. [Of uncertain origin; possibly standing for זָטוּט , זָאטוּט , and formed from JAram. זוּטָא (= small), through reduplication of the ט .]

זֹאת f. pron. this (corresponding to the m. form זֶה ).

זָב adj. one that has a flux. [Part. of זוּב (= to flow). See זוב and cp. the first element in זַבְלְגָן .] Derivative: זָבוּת .

זבד to bestow upon.
    — Qal - זָבַד he bestowed upon, endowed (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 30:20 in the form זְבָדַנִי , ‘has bestowed upon me’).
    — Niph. - נִזְבַּד was bestowed.
    — Hiph. - הִזְבִּיד bestowed upon, endowed.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְבַּד was bestowed. [Aram.-Syr. זְבַד , Arab. zabada (= he bestowed upon).] Derivatives: זֶבֶד, זָבוּד .

זֶֽבֶד m.n. gift, endowment (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 30:20). [cp. Syr. זֶבְדָּא , Mand. זבדא , JAram. זבודא , OSArab. זבד .]

זִבְדָּה f.n. NH cream. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922), after Arab. zubda (= fresh butter, cream).]

זֶבּוּ m.n. FW zebu. [From Fren. zébu, of uncertain origin.]

זְבוּב m.n. fly. [Related to Aram. דִּבָּבָא , Syr. דֶּבָּבָא or דַּבָּבָא , Arab. dhubāb (= flies), Amharic zimb, zemb, Akka. zumbu. Prob. of imitative origin. cp. ‘zimb’ in my CEDEL.] Derivatives: זְבוּבוֹן, זְבוּבִי .

זְבוּבוֹן m.n. NH a small fly. [Formed from זְבוּב with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן .]

זְבוּבִי adj. NH like a fly, resembling a fly. [Formed from זְבוּב with suff. ִ◌י .]

זָבוּד adj. MH bestowed upon, endowed. [Pass. part. of זָבַד . See זבד .]

זָבֽוּחַ adj. PBH sacrificed, slaughtered. [Pass. part. of זָבַח . See זבח .]

זִבּֽוּחַ m.n. PBH sacrificing, slaughtering. [Verbal n. of זִבַּח , Pi. of זבח .]

זְבוּל m.n. 1 lofty abode, elevation. PBH 2 heaven. [Related to זבל ᴵ. cp. Ugar. zbl (= place-name).]

זִבּוּל m.n. PBH manuring, fertilizing. [Verbal n. of זִבֵּל , Pi. of זבל ᴵᴵ.]

זִבּוּלָא m.n. PBH shovel, clod. [JAram., prob. related to זֶבֶל (= dung) and lit. denoting the tool with which dung is thrown.]

זִבּוֹרָא m. & f.n. PBH bee or hornet. [Aram., related to Heb. דְּבוֹרָה (= bee).]

זִבּוּרִי adj. NH of bad quality, poor. [From זִבּוּרִית (q.v.).]

זִבּוּרִית f.n. PBH poor soil, goods of poor quality. [Of uncertain origin. Perhaps orig. meaning ‘a stony field’, and related to Arab. zabara (= he hurled stones at). According to some scholars זִבּוּרִית is related to Arab. ṣabbūra (= bad, stony land).] cp. זִבֹּרֶת .

זְבוֹרִית f.n. PBH ballast. [From L. saburra (= sand, ballast), whence also Arab. ṣābūra (= ballast). See ‘sand’ in my CEDEL and cp. ‘sabulus’ ibid.]

זָבוּת f.n. PBH flux, flow, gonorrhea. [Formed from זָב with suff. ◌וּת .] cp. זִיבָה .

זבח to sacrifice, to slaughter.
    — Qal - זָבַח he sacrificed, he slaughtered.[[illegible]]
    — Niph. - נִזְבַּח was sacrificed,[[illegible]] was slaughtered.
    — Pi. - זִבַּח (= he sacrificed). [JAram.-Syr. דְּבַח (= the sacrificed), Ugar. dbḥ (= to sacrifice), Arab. dhabāḥa (= he sacrificed), OSArab. דבח (= to sacrifice), Ethiop. zebḥ (= he sacrificed), Akka. zībū (= to sacrifice.)][[illegible]] Derivatives: זֶבַח, זָבוּחַ, זִבּוּחַ, זְבִיחָה, מִזְבֵּחַ .

זֶֽבַח m.n. 1 sacrifice. 2 slaughter. 3 feast, meal. [From זבח . cp. Ugar. dbḥ, Phoen. זבח , BAram. (pl.) דִּבְחִין , JAram. דִּבְחָא and זִבְחָא , Syr. דֶּבְחָא , Ugar. dbḥ, Arab. dhabḥ (= slaughtering), dhibḥ (= sacrifice, sacrificial victim), OSArab. דבח Ethiop. zebḥ]

זְבִיחָה f.n. PBH sacrificing, slaughtering. [Verbal n. of זָבַח (see זבח ) and suff. ◌ָה .]

זָבִיל m.n. NH manuring season. [Formed from the stem of זִבֵּל (= he manured), on the analogy of חָרִישׁ (= plowing season) from חָרַשׁ (= he plowed), קָצִיר (= harvest season) from קָצַר ‘he reaped, harvested’).]

זְבִיל m.n. NH bomb-rack. [From JAram. זְבִילָא (= case, container), which together with Syr. זַבִּילָא is borrowed from Akka. zabbīlu (= basket).]

זבל ᴵ to dwell.
    — Qal - זָבַל (= he dwelled) (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 30:20 in the form יִזְבְּלֵנִי , ‘he will dwell with me’). [Prob. related to זְבוּל (q.v.).]

זבל ᴵᴵ to manure, to fertilize.
    — Pi. - זִבֵּל he manured, fertilized.
    — Nith. - נִזְבַּל , זֻבַּל , נִזְדַּבֵּל are of s.m. [Base of זֶבֶל , Syr. זֶבְלָא , Arab. zibl (= dung, dung heap).] Derivatives: זִבּוּל, זָבִיל, זַבָּל, הִזְדַּבְּלוּת, מְזֻבָּל .

זֶֽבֶל m.n. PBH dung, manure. [From זבל ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: זִבֵּל (v. and n.), זַבְלִית, מִזְבָּלָה .

זִבֵּל m.n. NH dung beetle. [From זֶבֶל .]

זַבָּל m.n. PBH dustman, garbage collector. [Nomen opificis formed from זִבֵּל (= he manured), according to the pattern פַּעָל .]

זַבְּלָ״א NH abbr. of זֶה בּוֹדֵד לוֹ אֶחָד (= lit.: ‘each chooses for himself one arbitrator’); used esp. in the phrase בּוֹרְרוּת זַבְּלָ״א (= arbitration by two arbitrators, one chosen by each party).

זַבְלְגָן m.n. PBH bleary-eyed. [Prob. a blend of זָב (= flowing), part. of זוּב , and זלג (= to flow).]

זַבְלִית f.n. NH dung beetle. [Formed from זֶבֶל with suff. ◌ִית .]

זַבֶּֽלֶת f.n. PBH dung heap, dung hill. [Formed from זֶבֶל with suff. ◌ֶת .]

זבן to buy.
    — Qal - זָבַן he bought.
    — Pi. - זִבֵּן he sold.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּבֵּן was sold. [From Aram.-Syr. זְבַן (= he bought), which is prob. borrowed from Akka. zibānītu (= balance, pair of scales).] Derivatives: זַבָּן, זַבָּנוּת .

זַבָּן m.n. NH salesman. [Nomen opificis formed from זִבֵּן (= he sold), according to the pattern פַּעָל .] Derivative: זַבָּנוּת .

זַבָּנוּת f.n. NH salesmanship. [Formed from זַבָּן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זַבָּנִית f.n. NH saleswoman. [f. of זַבָּן .]

זֶבְּרָה f.n. FW zebra. [From Amharic zebrā.]

זִבֹּֽרֶת f.n. NH goods of poor quality. [A collateral form of זִבּוּרִית .]

זַג m.n. skin of the grape (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring in Num. 6:4). [Prob. a derivative of זגג , in allusion to the transparency of the skin of the grape, and prob. a softer form of base זקק ᴵ (q.v.).] Prob. Derivative: זוֹג .

זגג ᴵ v. (base of זַג ). [Prob. related to זכך, זקק ᴵ.] Derivatives: זַגּוּת, זָגִיג, זַגָּג, זגזג ᴵ.

זגג ᴵᴵ v. to glaze.
    — Pi. - זִגֵּג MH 1 he made glassware. NH 2 he glazed.
    — Pu. - זֻגַּג was glazed. [Denominated from זַגָּג .] Derivatives: זִגּוּג, מְזַגֵּג, מְזֻגָּג, מְזְגָּגָה, תַּזְגִּיג .

זַגָּג m.n. MH 1 glassmaker, dealer in glass. NH 2 glazier. [Nomen opificis formed from base זגג ᴵᴵ, Aram. זַגָּגָא .]

זַגָּגוּת f.n. NH glaziery. [Formed from זַגָּג with suff. ◌וּת .]

זַגְדָּן m.n. PBH a person with dissimilar eyes. See זוּגְדּוּס .

זִגּוּג m.n. NH glazing. [Verbal n. of זִגֵּג , Pi. of זגג ᴵᴵ.]

זְגוּגִי adj. NH 1 glassy. 2 transparent. [Back formation from זְגוּגִית .]

זְגוּגִית f.n. NH 1 glass. 2 glasslike material. 3 enamel (of teeth). 4 vitreous humor. [From JAram. זְגוּגִיתָא (= glass), which is a derivative of base זגג .] cp. זְכוּכִית . Derivative: זִיֵּג .

זַגּוּת f.n. NH transparence, transparency. [Formed from זגג ᴵ with suff. ◌וּת .]

זִגְזַג m.n. FW zigzag. [From Ger. zickzack, which is of doubtful, possibly imitative origin. The German word was orig. spelled sicsac; it was first used during the siege of Landau in 1703 in the military sense ‘approaches’ (pl.).] Derivative: זגזג ᴵᴵ.

זגזג ᴵ to make transparent.
    — Pilp. - זִגְזֵג he made transparent. [Formed through reduplication from זגג ᴵ.]

זגזג ᴵᴵ ‘to zigzag’.
    — Pilp. - זֽגְזֵג he zigzagged.
    — Pu. - זֻגְזַג was zigzagged. [Denominated from זִגְזַג .] Derivative: מְזֻגְזָג .

זִגְזוּג m.n. NH zigzagging. [Verbal n. of זִגְזֵג . See זגזג ᴵᴵ.]

זָגִיג adj. NH glassy, vitreous. [From זגג ᴵ.]

זֵד m.n. presumptuous, insolent, wanton. [From זוד (q.v.).]

זָדָה f.n. (a word occurring in the Siloam Inscription, of unknown origin and uncertain meaning, usually rendered by ‘breach’).

זָדוֹן m.n. wantonness, insolence, presumptuousness. [Formed from זוד (= to act arrogantly), after the false analogy of nouns formed from ל״ה verbs, e.g. הָמוֹן (= crowd) from המה (= to murmur, growl, roar). cp. שָׂשׂוֹן (= rejoicing, joy, exhultation) from שׂוּשׂ, שִׂישׂ (= to rejoice). cp. JAram. זְדוֹנָא .] Derivative: זְדוֹנִי .

זֵדוֹן m.n. PBH an insolent or malicious person. [Formed from זֵד with suff. ◌וֹן . cp. זֵידוֹן .] Derivative: זְדוֹנִי .

זְדוֹנִי adj. MH insolent, malicious. [Formed from זָדוֹן with suff. ◌ִי .] Derivative: זְדוֹנִיּוּת .

זְדוֹנִיּוּת f.n. MH maliciousness. [Formed from זְדוֹנִי with suff. ◌וּת .]

זֶה m. pron. (f. זֹאת , rarely זֹה or זוֹ ) 1 this. 2 which. [Related to Phoen. ז (= this), Ugar. d (= who, which), Arab. dhā, Ethiop. ze (= this), OAram. ז , BAram. דּֽנָה , JAram. דְּנָא, דֵּין (= this). cp. זֹאת, זֹה, זֶהוּ, זוֹ, דֵּין, דָּא, דִּי, דִּ◌, דְּ ◌.] Derivatives: זהה, זֶהוּת .

זֹה f. rare form of זֶה (q.v.).

זָהָב m.n. gold. [Related to BAram. דְּהַב, דַהֲבָא , Arab. dhahab. cp. צהב .] Derivatives: זהב, זָהֹב, זְהַבְהַב, זַהֲבוֹנִי, זֶהָבִי, זַהֲבָן, זָהוּב ᴵ, זָהוּב ᴵᴵ. cp. second element in תַּפּוּז .

זהב to gild, to plate with gold.
    — Qal - זָהַב became like gold.
    — Hiph. - הִזְהִיב PBH 1 intr. v. glittered like gold. NH 2 tr. v. he gilded, plated with gold.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְהַב gilded, plated with gold; was gilded, was plated with gold.
    — Pi. - זִהֵב he gilded. [Denominated from זָהָב .] Derivatives: זָהוּב, זִהוּב, הַזְהָבָה, הִזְדַהֲבוּת, מֻזְהָב .

זָהֹב adj. MH gold-colored, golden. [From זָהָב .]

זְהַבְהַב adj. NH gold-colored, golden. [Dimin. form from זָהֹב through reduplication of the second and third radical on the analogy of אֲדַמְדַּם (= reddish) from אָדֹם (= red).]

זַהֲבוֹנִי adj. NH gold-colored, golden. [Fromed from זָהָב with suff. ◌וֹנִי .]

זֶהָבִי m.n. PBH goldsmith. [Formed from זָהָב with suff. ◌ִי .]

זַהֲבָן m.n. NH oriole. [Formed from זָהָב (= gold) with suff. ◌ָן ; so called from the golden color of the plumage.]

זהה to identify.
    — Pi. - זִהָה he identified.
    — Pu. - זֻהָה was identified.
    — Hith. - הִזֽדַּהָה he identified himself. [Denominated from זֶה .] Derivatives: זֵהֶה, זִהוּי, מְזֻהֶה .

זֵהֶה adj. NH identical. [From זהה .]

זֶהוּ m. pron. PBH this is. [Contraction of זֶה הוּא .]

זָהוּב ᴵ adj. NH gold-colored, golden. [From זהב .]

זָהוּב ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH 1 name of an ancient gold coin. MH 2 name of a gold coin in various countries (as in Poland, Holland, etc.). [From זהב .]

זִה , וּב m.n. NH 1 gilding. 2 the color of gold. [Verbal n. of זִהֵב , Pi. of זהב .]

זִהוּי m.n. NH identification. [Verbal n. of זִהָה , Pi. of זהה .]

זָהוּם adj. PBH soiled, filthy, polluted. [From זהם .]

זִהוּם m.n. PBH pollution, defilement. [Verbal n. of זִהֵם (= he polluted), Pi. of זהם .] Derivative: זִהוּמִי .

זִהוּמִי adj. NH infectious. [Formed from זִהוּם with adj. suff. ◌ִי .]

זִהוּר m.n. MH brightening, brightness. [Verbal n. of זִהֵר (= it shone), Pi. of זהר ᴵ.]

זְהוֹרִית f.n. PBH 1 crimson. NH 2 artificial silk, rayon. [Formed from זהר ᴵ with suff. ◌ִית .]

זֶהוּת f.n. NH sameness, identity. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922), from זֶה (= this) and suff. ◌וּת . cp. Arab. huwiyya, which derives from huwa (= he.) Derivative: זֶהוּתִי .

זֶהוּתִי adj. NH identical. [Formed from זֶהוּת with suff. ◌ִי .]

זְהִימָה f.n. MH foulness, pollution. [From זהם . For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה .]

זָהִיר adj. PBH careful, cautious, prudent. [From זהר ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: זְהִירוּת .

זְהִירָה f.n. PBH brightness, splendor. [Verbal n. of זָהַר (= it shone). See זהר ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זְהִירוּת f.n. PBH care, caution, prudence. [Formed from זָהִיר with suff. ◌וּת .]

זהם to be dirty, be loathsome.
    — Pi. - זִהֵם 1 he made dirty, made loathsome (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 33:20 in the form וְזִהֲמַתּוּ ). PBH 2 he smeared dung or rancid oil to keep off insects.
    — Pu. - זֹהַם became dirty, became filthy, became loathsome.
    — Nith. - נִזֽדַּהֵם (of s.m.).
    — Niph. - נִזְהַם (of s.m.).
    — Hiph. - הִזְהִים 1 he dirtied, polluted, infected. PBH 2 became dirty, became polluted, became infected. [Aram. זְהַם (= was dirty), Arab. zahuma (= was dirty, was malodorous), Aram.-Syr. וַהֵם (= he made foul), Syr. זַהְמָא (= filthy, foul).] Derivatives: זָהוּם, זהוּם, זְהִימָה, זַהַם, זֹהַם, זָהֳמָה, הִזְדַּהֲמוּת, מְזֹהָם .

זַֽהַם , זֹֽהַם m.n. MH dirt, filth, foulness. [From זהם .]

זָהֳמָה f.n. PBH (also spelled incorrectly זוּהַמָה , זֻהֲמָה ) dirt, filth, foulness. [From זהם . cp. Aram. זִיהוּמְתָּא , Syr. זַהֽמוּתָא (of s.m.).]

זהר ᴵ to shine.
    — Qal - זָהַר he shone.
    — Hiph. - הִזְהִיר 1 he shone. 2 spread light, enlightened.
    — Pi. - זִהֵר (of s.m.).
    — Pu. - זֹהַר (= see מְזֹהָר ).
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּהֵר he shone. [Aram.-Syr. זְהַר (= was clear, shone), Arab. zahara (= it shone).] Derivatives: זֹהַר, זִהוּר, זְהוֹרִית, זְהִירָה, זַהֲרוּר, זַהֲרוּרִית, הִזְדַּהֲרוּת, מַזְהִיר . cp. זהר ᴵᴵ.

זהד ᴵᴵ to warn.
    — Niph. - נִזְהַר was admonished, was warned, he took heed, was careful.
    — Hiph. - הִזְהִיר he admonished, warned, prohibited.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְהַר was admonished, was warned, was forewarned.] [Aram. זְהַר and אַזְהַר , Syr. זַהֵר (= he warned), BAram. זְהִירִין (= cautious). Prob. derived from זהר ᴵ.] Derivatives: זָהִיר, אַזְהָרָה, הַזְהָרָה, הִזָּהֲרוּת, מֻזְהָר ᴵᴵ.

זֹֽהַר m.n. 1 shining, brightness. MH 2 the ‘Zohar’ — the basic book of Kabbalah, ascribed to Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai. [From זרש ᴵ.] Derivative: זָהֳרָה .

זָהֳרָה f.n. MH brightness, radiance. [Formed from זֹהַד with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זַהֲרוּר m.n. MH brightness, radiance. [Formed from זֹהַר through reduplication of the ר .]

זַהֲרוּרִי adj. NH glowing. [Coined by the Hebrew poet Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873–1934) from זֹהַר , on the analogy of adjectives, like לַבְנוּנִי (= whitish) from לָבָן (= white).]

זַהֲרוּרִית f.n. PBH 1 crimson. [Dimin. of זְהוֹרִית , from which it was formed through reduplication of the third radical.] 2 PBH brightness. [Dimin. of זַהֲרוּר , formed by adding suff. ◌ִית .]

זִו see זִיו .

זוֹ 1 this (f. pron.). 2 which (conj.). [f. form of זֶה (see זֶה ).]

זוּ pron. who, which (for both genders).

זוֹאוֹלוֹג m.n. FW zoologist. [Back formation from זוֹאוֹלוֹגְיָה .]

זוֹאוֹלוֹגִי adj. FW zoological. [Back formation from זוֹאוֹלוֹגֽיָה with adj. suff. ◌ִי .]

זוֹאוֹלוֹגְיָה f.n. FW zoology. [Formed from Gk. zoon (= animal, lit.: a living being). and logos (= one who speaks in a certain manner, one who deals with a certain topic).]

זוֹאוֹפִיט m.n. FW zoophyte. [From L. zoōphyton (lit.: animal-plant), formed from Gk. zoon (= animal) and phyton (= plant).]

זוב to flow.
    — Qal - זָב it flowed, gushed, he had an issue.
    — Hiph. - הֵזִיב he caused to flow. [Aram.-Syr. דוב (= to flow, to dwindle), Akka. zābu (= to flow), Arab. dhāba (= it melted, dwindled, vanished), related to dhahaba (= he went away, departed), Mand. זאבא (= flood, stream).] Derivatives: זָב, זוֹב, זוֹבָן, זִיבָה .

זוֹב m.n. flux, issue. [From זוב .]

זוֹבָן m.n. PBH sheath of a male animal’s member. [Formed from זוב with suff. ◌ָן .]

זוֹג m.n. PBH body of the bell, bell. [Prob. from זַג (= skin of the grape).]

זוּג m.n. (pl. זוּגוֹת ) pair, couple. [Like Aram. זוּג , זוּגָא , Syr. זוּגָא , whence Arab. zauj (= one of a pair, husband), zaujah (= wife), borrowed from Gk. zygon (= yoke, pair), which is cogn. with Old I. yugam, Hittite jugan, L. jugum.]

זוג to pair, to match.
    — Pi. - זִוֵּג he paired, matched.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּוֵּג 1 was paired. 2 was mated, was copulated. 3 he joined.
    — Hiph. - הִזְוִיג PBH 1 he joined, combined. NH 2 he engaged the clutch.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְוַג was engaged (said of a clutch). [Denominated from זוּג .] Derivatives: זִוּוּג, הַזְוָגָה, הִזְדַּוְּגוּת, מַזְוֵג, מְזֻוָּג .

זוּגְדּוּס m.n. PBH (also spelt זַגְדָּן and זוּגֽדוּם ) a person with dissimilar eyes. [Of uncertain origin.]

זוּגָה f.n. PBH wife, spouse. [Formed from זוּג with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זוּגִי adj. NH dual, even (said of a number). [Formed from זוּג with adj. suff. ◌ִי .] Derivative: זוּגִיּוּת .

זוּגִיּוּת f.n. NH duality. [Formed from זוּגִי with suff. ◌וּת .]

זוּגָן m.n. NH Zygophyllum (a genus of shrubs). [Formed from זוּג with suff. ◌ָן .]

זוד ᴵ to boil up.
    — Qal - זָד he acted presumptuously.
    — Hiph. - הֵזִיד 1 he cooked. 2 he acted presumptuously. [cp. Syr. זָאָד , זַאַד (= hot); whence ‘to boil over’, ‘overflow’ and ‘to act presumptuously’. cp. also Arab. zāda (= he increased, exaggerated). Prob. related to Akka. ṣādu (= to glow).] Derivatives: זֵד, זָדוֹן, זֵידוֹן, הֲזָדָה, מֵזִיד .

זוד ᴵᴵ to fit out, equip, to provision.
    — Pi. - זִוֵּד he equipped, provisioned, fitted out.
    — Pu. - זֻוַּד was equipped, was provisioned, was fitted out. [Denominated from זְוָד .] Derivative: זִוּוּד .

זְוָד m.n. NH 1 provisions for the journey. 2 personal military equipment of a soldier. [From Aram. זֽוָדָא . cp. מִזֽוָד, מִזְוָדָה .] Derivatives: זוד ᴵᴵ, זַוָּד .

זַוָּד m.n. NH suitcase manufacturer. [Nomen opificis formed from זְוָד , according to the pattern פַּעָל .]

זוֹהֵב adj. NH goldlike, glittering. [Part. of זָהַב .] See זהב

זוֹהִי pron. NH this is (f.). [Contraction of זוֹ הִיא .]

זוֹהֵר adj. NH shining. [Part. of זָהַר . See זהר ᴵ.]

זִוּוּג m.n. PBH coupling, pairing, matrimony. [Verbal n. of זִוֵּג , Pi. of זוג .]

זִוּוּד m.n. NH loading, charging. [Verbal n. of זִוֵּד , Pi. of זוד ᴵᴵ.]

זוז to move.
    — Qal - זָז he moved.
    — Hiph. - הוּזִז he moved.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַז was moved. [Aram. זוז . Prob. related to זוע and זעזע .] Derivatives: הֶזֵּז, זִיז ᴵ, זִיז ᴵᴵᴵ, זִיזָה, זִיזִית, מוּזָז, תְּזוּזָה .

זוּז m.n. PBH a silver coin, ¼ of a ‘shekel’. [From Aram.-Syr. זוּזָא , which is borrowed from Akka. zūzu.]

זוח to raise oneself, rise.
    — Qal - זָח he rose, was haughty.
    — Hiph. - הֵזִיהַ he raised. [Aram. זוח , Syr. זָח (= he raised himself, rose), Arab. zāḥa (= he went away, departed, left), ’azāḥa (= he removed); related to base זחח .] Derivative: זַחֽתָּן .

זוֹחֵל m.n. PBH creeping thing, reptile. [Act. part. of זָחַל .]

זוֹט m.n. PBH bottom. [Of unknown origin.]

זוּטָא , זוּטִי adj. PBH small. [Shortened from JAram. זוּטָר, זוּטֽרָא .] Derivative: זוּטָה . cp. זַאֲטוּט .

זוּטָה f.n. NH a small thing, trifle. [From זוּט .] Derivative: זוּטוֹת .

זוּטוֹת f.n. pl. 1 trifles. 2 miniatures. [Pl. of זוּטָה .]

זוּטָר adj. NH small. [From Aram. זוּטָר, זוּטֽרָא .]

זוּטְרָא adj. PBH small. [JAram., from base זטר , which is prob. related to זער (= to be small).] Derivative: זוּטָר .

זְוִיג m.n. NH sex. [From זוּג .] Derivative: זִוִיגִי .

זְוִיגִי adj. NH sexual. [Formed from זְוִיג with adj. suff. ◌ִי .]

זָוִית f.n. corner, angle. [Related to JAram. זָוִיתָא , Arab. zāwiya (= corner, angle). Prob. derived from base זוה , appearing in Arab. zawā(y) (= he contracted, comprehended, enclosed, wrinkled).] Derivatives: זָוִיתוֹן, זָוִיתִי, מַזְוִית . cp. מֽזָוֶה .

זָוִיתוֹן m.n. NH T-square. [Formed from זָוִית with suff. ◌וֹן .]

זָוִיתִי adj. NH angular. [Formed from זָוִית with suff. ◌ִי .]

זול to waste, lavish.
    — Qal - זָל he washed, lavished (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 46:6 in the form הַזָּלִים (= they who lavish).
    — Hiph. - הִזִּיל , הֵזִיל , , הוֹזִיל 1 he degraded, despised. NH 2 reduced the price, he cheapened. PBH 3 became cheap.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַל was made cheap.
    — Hith. - הִזְדוּלֵל became cheap. [JAram. זול (= to be worthless, cheap), Arab. zāla (= he went away, disappeared, ceased). Related to זלל ᴵ.] Derivatives: זוֹל, זָל, הוֹזָלָה, הֲזָלָה, מוּזָל , prob. also זוּלַת . cp. זִילוּתָא .

זוֹל m.n. & adj. PBH cheapness (n.), cheap (adj.) [From זול .] Derivative: זוֹלוּת .

זוֹלוּת f.n. NH cheapness. [Formed from זוֹל with suff. ◌וּת .]

זוֹלֵל adj. 1 despised, worthless. 2 glutton. [Part. of זָלַל . See זלל ᴵ.] Derivatives: זוֹלֽלוּת, זוֹלְלָן .

זוֹלְלוּת f.n. MH gluttony. [Formed from זוֹלֵל with suff. ◌וּת .]

זוֹלְלָן adj. NH glutton. [Formed from זוֹלֵל with adj. suff. ◌ָן .]

זוּלַת adv. & prep. except, besides, save. [Prob. derived from זול .] Derivatives: זוּלָתִי ᴵ, זוּלָתִי ᴵᴵ, זוּלָתָן .

זוּלָתִי ᴵ adv. besides, except, save. [Lengthened form of זוּלַת .]

זוּלָתִי ᴵᴵ adj. MH other, unrelated. [Formed from זוּלַת with suff. ◌ִי .] Derivative: זוּלָתִיּוּת .

זוּלָתִיּוּת f.n. MH 1 otherness, unrelatedness, altruism. [Formed from זוּלָתִי ᴵᴵ with suff. ◌וּת .]

זוּלָתָן m.n. NH altruist. [Formed from זוּלַת with suff. ◌ָן .] Derivative: זוּלָתָנוּת .

זוּלָתָנוּת f.n. NH altruism. [Formed from זוּלָתָן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זוֹם m.n. PBH broth, gravy. [Gk. zomos, prob. standing for IE yō(u)smos and related to zyme (= leaven, ferment). See ‘juice’ in my CEDEL and cp. ‘zyme’ ibid.] Derivative: זוֹמִית .

זוֹמִית f.n. PBH broth, gravy. [From זוֹם . cp. זָמִית .]

זוֹמֵם adj. plotting, scheming. [Part. of זָמַם . See זמם ᴵ.]

זוֹן to feed.
    — Qal - זָן (= he fed, nourished).
    — Niph. - נִזּוֹן was fed, was nourished.
    — Hiph. - הֵזִין he fed, nourished.
    — Hoph. - מוּזָן fed (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Jer. 5:8 in the form מוּזָנִים ). [Aram. and BAram. זון (= to feed), Akka. zanānu (= to feed).] Derivatives: זִינָה, הֲזָנָה, מָזוֹן, מֵזִין, תְּזוּנָה . cp. מְיֻזָּן and second element in אַלְזָן .

זוּן m.n. PBH darnel. [Related to Syr. זִיזוֹן . Arab. zawān, ziwān, and Gk. zizanion (whence L. zizanium) are Syr. loan words.]

זוֹנָה f.n. harlot, prostitute. [Subst. use of the f. part. of זָנָה . See זנה .]

זוע ᴵ to tremble, shudder.
    — Qal - זָע he was moved, trembled.
    — Hiph. - הֵזִיעַ he moved, shook.
    — Pilp. - זִעְזַע (see זעזע ). [Aram., BAram., Syr., Mand. זוע (= to tremble, shudder), Arab. za‘za‘a (= he shook violently, agitated).] Derivatives: זְוָעָה, זִיעַ , זִיעָה , תְּזוּעָה .

זוע ᴵᴵ to terrify.
    — Pi. - זִוַּע he terrified, horrified.
    — Pu. - זֻוַּע was terrified, was horrified. [Back formation from זְוָעָה .]

זָוִֽעַ adj. NH terrifying, horrifying. [Back formation from זְוָעָה .]

זֶֽוַע m.n. NH terror, horror. [Back formation from זְוָעָה .]

זְוָעָה f.n. terror, horror. [Formed from זוע with first suff. ◌ִה .] cp. זַעֲוָה . Derivatives: זוע ᴵ, זֶוַע, זָוֵעַ, זַוֽעָתִי .

זַוְעָתִי adj. NH terrible, horrible. [Formed from זְוָעָה with suff. ◌ִי .]

זור ᴵ to turn aside, be a stranger.
    — Qal - זָר he turned aside, became estranged, was a stranger.
    — Niph. - נָזוֹר was estranged.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַר was estranged. [Aram. זור (= to turn aside), prob. Arab. zāra (= he inclined toward, visited), related to base סור .]

זור ᴵᴵ to press, squeeze.
    — Qal - זָר he pressed out. [The secondary form of זרר . Aram. זַוֵּר (= he pressed), זְיָרָא (= wine press), Syr. זְוַר, זָר (= he tied tightly), זְוָרָא (= handful, hollow of the hand), Arab. zayyara (= he pressed together). cp. זְיָרָה . Related bases: צור ᴵ, צרר ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: מָזוֹר ᴵᴵ, prob. also מָזוֹר ᴵ.

זור ᴵᴵᴵ to be loathsome.
    — Qal - זָר (= was loathsome). [Arab. dhāra (= he felt disgust, felt loathing), Akka. zāru (= to hate). Prob. related to זרא .]

זִוֵּר adj. PBH squint-eyed, astigmatic. [Of Aram. origin.]

ז׳וּרְנָל m.n. FW journal. [From Fren. journal (lit.: a daily paper), from L. diurnālis.]

זַח adj. PBH vexed, annoyed. [From זחח .]

זָכוּחַ adj. PBH arrogant, haughty. [From זחח .] Derivative: זַחוּת .

זַחוּת f.n. MH arrogance, haughtiness. [Formed from base זחח with suff. ◌וּת .]

זחח to remove, displace.
    — Niph. - נִזַּח was removed, was displaced.
    — Hiph. - הֵזֵחַ , הֵזִיחַ , , הִזְחִיחַ he removed, displaced.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַח was removed, was displaced. [Arab. zaḥḥa, zaḥzaḥa (= he moved from its place, pushed). Related to base זוח ; partly conjugated after זוח .] Derivatives: זָחוּחַ , זַחוּת, זָחִיחַ, זְחִיחוּת .

זָחִיחַ adj. NH movable, sliding. [Coined from זחח (= to move), according to the pattern פָּעִיל , which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.] Derivative: זְחִיחוּת .

זְחִיחוּת f.n. NH 1 movability. 2 (short for זְחִיחוּת הַדַּעַת ) arrogance, haughtiness. [Formed from זחיח with suff. ◌וּת .]

זָחִיל adj. MH fearful, trembling. [From זחל ᴵᴵ.]

זְחִילָה f.n. MH 1 crawling, creeping. 2 slow flowing. NH 3 humbling oneself. [Verbal n. of זָחַל ᴵ. See זחל ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זחל ᴵ to crawl, creep; to flow slowly.
    — Qal - זָחַל 1 it crawled, crept. PBH 2 it flowed, ran.
    — Niph. - נִזְחַל it flowed slowly, trickled.
    — Hiph. - הִזְחִיל he caused to flow slowly.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְחַל was caused to flow slowly. [Aram. זְחַל (= crawled, crept), Syr. זָחְלָא (= locust; lit.: creeping thing), Arab. zaḥala (= he moved away, withdrew, retired).] Derivatives: זוֹחֵל, זְחִילָה, זַחַל ᴵ, זַחֲלִי, זְחִילָה, זַחְלִיל, זַחְלָם, זַחְלָן, הַזְחָלָה , מַזְחִיל , מַזְחִילָה, מִזְחֶלֶת .

זחל ᴵᴵ to fear, be afraid.
    — Qal - זָחַל he feared, was afraid.
    — Hiph. - הִזְחִיל (of s.m.). [Aram. דְּחַל , Syr. דּֽחֵל (= he feared, was afraid), Ugar. dḥl (= to fear), Arab. dhaḥl (= resentment, revengefulness).] Derivatives: זָחִיל, זַחַל ᴵᴵ.

זַֽחַל ᴵ m.n. PBH 1 lava. NH 2 creeping, crawling. NH 3 track (of tank). [From זחל ᴵ.] Derivatives: זַחֲלִי, זַחֲלִיל, זַחֲלִית .

זַחַל ᴵᴵ m.n. MH fear, trembling. [From זחל ᴵᴵ.]

זַחֲלִי adj. NH caterpillar (adj.). [Formed from זַחַל ᴵ with suff. ◌ִי . cp. זַחֽלָם .]

זַחְלִיל m.n. NH track (of tank). [Formed from זַחַל ᴵ through reduplication of the ל .]

זַחֲלִית f.n. NH tracked vehicle. [Formed from זַחַל ᴵ with suff. ◌ִית .]

זַחְלַָם m.n. NH armored truck. [Abbr. of זַחֲלִי לֽמֶחֱצָה (= partly armored).]

זַחְלָן adj. NH 1 a very slow person, sluggard. 2 one who humbled himself, toady, slide, slipper. [Formed from זחל ᴵ with agential suff. ◌ָן .] Derivatives: זַחֽלָנוּת, זַחְלָנִי .

זַחְלָנוּת f.n. NH 1 slowness, tardiness. 2 humbling oneself, toadying. [Formed from זַחְלָן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זַחְלָנִי adj. NH creeping, crawling, slow, tardy. [Formed from זַחְלָן with suff. ◌ִי .]

זַחְתָּן adj. PBH proud, haughty, arrogant. [Formed from זוח with adj. suff. ◌תָּן .] Derivative: זַחְתָּנוּת .

זַחְתָּנוּת f.n. NH pride, haughtiness, arrogance. [Formed from זַחְתָּן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זִיבָה , זִיבוּת f.n. NH 1 flowing, dripping. PBH 2 gonorrhea. [Verbal n. of זוּב . See זוב and suff. ◌ָה , resp. suff. ◌וּת .]

זִיג m.n. NH a kind of a tight-fitting coat. [Aram. זִיגָא (= coat), from זוּגָא (= pair) in לֽבוּשִׁין זוּג (= a set of garments). Borrowed from Gk. zygon (= pair, couple).] Derivative: זִיגוֹן .

זיג to cover with glass.
    — Pi. - זִיֵּג he covered with glass.
    — Pu. - זֻיַּג was covered with glass. [Back formation from זְגוּגִית .] Derivative: זִיּוּג .

זִיגוֹן m.n. NH a small coat. [Formed from זִיג with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן .]

זיד see זוד .

זֵידוֹן adj. insolent, malicious person (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 124:5). [From זוד (= to act presumptuously), with adj. suff. ◌וֹן .]

זִיו m.n. brightness, radiance, splendor, glory (occurring in the Bible only as the name of the month Iyyar, זִו , Kin. I 6:1). [Together with Aram. זִיוֽתָא , Syr. זִיוָא (= brightness, radiance), borrowed from Akka. zīmu, zīwu. According to several scholars, the month name זִו derives from Akka. simānu, whence also סִיוָן (q.v.). See also זְמָן .] Derivatives: זִיוָה, זִיוִי, זִיוָנִי, זִיוְתָן .

זִיוָה f.n. MH brightness, brilliance, splendor. [Formed from זִיו with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זִיוִי adj. NH full of brightness, full of glory. [Formed from זִיו with suff. ◌ִי .]

זִיּוּן ᴵ m.n. PBH arming, armament. [Verbal n. of זִיֵּן , Pi. of זין ᴵ.]

זִיּוּן ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH adornment, ornamentation (of letters in the Sepher Torah). [Verbal n. of זִיֵּן , Pi. of זין ᴵᴵ.]

זִיוָנִי adj. NH bright. [Formed from זִיו with suff. ◌ָנִי .] Derivative: זִיוָנִית .

זִיוָנִית f.n. NH lily of the valley. [Formed from זִיוָנִי with suff. ◌ִית .]

זִיּוּף m.n. PBH forgery, counterfeiting, adulteration. [Verbal n. of זִיֵּף , Pi. of זיף .]

זִיוְתָן adj. PBH bright, splendid, comely, imposing. [Formed from זִיו with suff. ◌תָן .] Derivatives: זִיוְתָנִי, זִיוְתָנוּת .

זִיוְתָנוּת brightness, splendor. [Formed from זִיוְתָן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זִיוְתָנִי adj. NH bright, splendid, radiant. [Formed from זִיוְתָן with suff. ◌ִי .]

זִיז ᴵ m.n. 1 moving things. PBH 2 a kind of a small fly. PBH 3 a name of a mythical bird. [Prob. from זוז . cp. Akka. zizānu (= name of an insect).]

זִיז ᴵᴵ m.n. breast (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 66:11 and prob. meaning ‘tit’). [cp. Akka. zizē (= tits), and Arab. zīza (= tit — a word used in Barbary). cp. also דַּד .]

זִיז ᴵᴵᴵ m.n. PBH 1 wall, projection. NH 2 movement. [From זוז .] Derivative: זִיזִית .

זִיזָה f.n. MH a light motion. [Formed from זוז (= to move), with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זִיזוּת f.n. NH movability. [Formed from זִיזָה with suff. ◌וּת .]

זִיזִית f.n. NH bracket, console. [Formed from זִיז ᴵᴵᴵ with suff. ◌ִית .]

זִיל ᴵ m.n. MH flow of water. [From נזל .]

זִיל ᴵᴵ m.n. NH cheapness (occurring in the phrase בְּזִיל־הַזּוֹל , ‘very cheap’). [From זול . cp. זִילוּת .]

זִילוּת f.n. MH 1 contempt. 2 cheapness. [Formed on the analogy of Aram. זִילוּתָא (q.v.) and suff. ◌וּת .]

זִילוּתָא f.n. MH 1 contempt. 2 cheapness. [Aram., from זול (= to disregard, to be worthless, be cheap). See זול .]

זִים m.n. NH gill. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) from Aram. זִימָא (= nostril), which is related to Syr. זוּמָא , of s.m.]

זַֽיִן ᴵ m.n. PBH arms, weapon. [Together with Aram.-Syr. זַיְנָא prob. borrowed from Avestic zaēna.] Derivative: זין ᴵ. cp. אָזֵן .

זַֽיִן ᴵᴵ f.n. PBH name of the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. [Lit.: weapon (see זַיִן ᴵ) — so called in allusion to the ancient Hebrew form of this letter. cp. ‘zed’ and ‘zeta’ in my CEDEL.]

זין ᴵ to arm.
    — Pi. - זִיֵּן he equipped with arms, armed.
    — Pu. - זֻיַּן was equipped with arms, was armed.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּיֵּן he armed himself, took up arms. [Denominated from זַיִן .] Derivatives: הִזְדַּיְּנוּת, מְזֻיָּן ᴵ.

זין ᴵᴵ to adorn, ornament.
    — Pi. - זִיֵּן he adorned, ornamented (any of the letters שעטנז גץ in the Sepher Torah).
    — Pu. - זֻיֵּן was adorned, was ornamented.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּיֵּן he adorned himself. [Borrowed from Arab. zāna, zayyana (= he adorned, decorated), zayn (= beauty).] Derivatives: זִיּוּן ᴵᴵ, מְזֻיָּן ᴵᴵ.

זִינָה f.n. NH feeding. [Verbal n. of זוּן (= to feed). For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה .]

זִֽיעַ m.n. PBH trembling, shudder. [From זוע .]

זִיף to forge, falsify, counterfeit.
    — Pi. - זִיֵּף he forged, falsified, counterfeited, adulterated.
    — Pu. - זֻיַּף was forged, was counterfeited, was adulterated.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּיֵּף (of s.m.). [JAram., Mand. זֵיפָא , Syr. זֵאפָא (= cover, covering), from Akka. zi’pu, zīpu (= form, signature). Arab. zayf (= falseness, false, spurious, forged, counterfeit, falsified money), zāfa (= was false, was spurious), are Aram. loan words.] Derivatives: זִיּוּף, זַיְּפָן, הִזְדַּיְּפוּת, מְזֻיָּף .

זִיפְזִיף m.n. NH coarse sand. [Of Arab. origin.]

זִיפִי adj. NH setiferous. [Formed from זִיף with suff. ◌ִי .]

זִיפָן m.n. NH fox-tail, setaria. [Formed from זִיף with suff. ◌ָן .] Derivative: זִיפָנִי .

זַיְּפָן m.n. NH forger, counterfeiter. [Formed from זִיֵּף , Pi. of זיף , with agential suff. ◌ָן . cp. Aram. זַיּֽפָנָא .] Derivative: זַיּֽפָנוּת .

זַיְּפָנוּת f.n. NH forging. [Formed from זַיְּפָן with suff. ◌וּת . cp. Aram. זַיְּפָנוּתָא .]

זִיפָנִי adj. NH bristly. [Formed from זִיפָן with suff. ◌ִי .]

זִיק ᴵ m.n. 1 spark. PBH 2 comet. PBH 3 blast of wind, storm. [Related to זִיקָה (q.v.). cp. Aram. זִיקָא (= wind). cp. also זִקִּית (q.v.).]

זִיק m.n. PBH skin bottle. [Related to Aram. זִקָּא , Syr. זֶקָּא (= leather bottle, wineskin), Arab. ziqq (= skin of water, milk, wine, etc.). See זקק ᴵ. Derivative: זַקָּק ᴵᴵ.

זִיקָה f.n. spark, sparkle (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 50:11 in the form וּבְזִיקוֹת ). [Related to JAram. זִיק (= comet), Aram.-Syr. זִיקְתָא (= lightning), Akka. zikāti (= sparks).] cp. זִיק ᴵ, זֵק ᴵᴵ, זִקּוּק ᴵᴵ

זִיקוּק see זִקּוּק .

זִיקוּקִית see זִקּוּקִית .

זִיר m.n. PBH 1 stalk. NH 2 seed pot. [Related to זֵר (= wreath).]

זִירָה f.n. PBH 1 arena. NH 2 theater, scene.

זְיָרָה f.n. NH mangle. [From JAram. זַיָּרָא (= press), from זַיֵּר (= he pressed), Pi. of זור . See זור ᴵᴵ.]

זַֽיִת m.n. olive tree, olive. [Related to Aram. זֵיתָא , Syr. זַיֽתָא (= olive tree, olive) — whence Arab. zayt (= olive oil), zaytūn (= olive trees, olives) — Ethiop. zayt (= olive tree), Ugar. zt (= olive tree, olives).] cp. ‘aceituna’ in my CEDEL. Derivatives: זַיָּת, זֵיתִי, זֵיתָנִי .

זַיָּת m.n. NH olive grower. [Nomen opificis formed from זַיִת (= olive).]

זֵיתִי , זֵיתָנִי adj. NH olive-colored. [Formed from וַיִת with suff. ◌י , resp. ◌ָנִי .]

זַךְ adj. pure, clean. [From זכך .] Derivative: זַכּוּת .

זֹךְ m.n. MH purity. [From זכך .]

זַכַּאי (also spelt זַכַּי ) 1 innocent, guiltless, righteous. 2 worthy. 3 entitled. [From זכה . cp. Syr. זַכָּיָא (= innocent), זְכָא (= he conquered, overcame).]

זכה to be clear, be clean.
    — Qal - זָכָה 1 was morally clean, was guiltless, was innocent. 2 was acquired. PBH 3 was worthy. PBH 4 was successful, won, attained, deserved. 5 he granted a right or title.
    — Pi. - זִכָּה PBH 1 he cleansed, made clean, made pure. PBH 2 he pronounced somebody innocent, he acquitted. PBH 3 he granted somebody a right or title. NH 4 he credited an account.
    — Pu. - זֻכָּה 1 was pronounced innocent, was acquitted. 2 was credited.
    — Hith. - הִזַּכָּה he made himself clean.
    — Niph. - נִזְדַּכָּה was declared innocent, was acquitted. [Aram.-Syr. דְּכָא , דְּכִי and זְכָא , זְכִי (= was pure, was innocent), Akka. zakū (= to be clean, be pure). Arab. dhakā and zaka (= was clean, was pure), whence zakā (= was pure in a moral sense) is prob. an Aram. loan word. Related to base זכך .] Derivatives: זַכַּאי, זִכּוּי, זַכּוּת, זְכִיָּה, זִכָּיּוֹן, הִזְדַּכּוּת, הִזַּכּוּת .

זִכּוּי m.n. MH 1 granting a right. NH 2 acquittal, exoneration. NH 3 crediting with. [Verbal n. of זִכָּה , Pi. of זכה .]

זָכוּךְ adj. NH clear, transparent. [Pass. part. of זָכַךְ . See זכך .]

זִכּוּךְ m.n. MH cleansing, purification, refining. [Verbal n. of זִכֵּךְ , Pi. of זָכַך . See זכך .]

זְכוּכִי adj. MH glassy. [Back formation from זְכוּכִית .]

זְכוּכִית m.n. (also spelt זֽכוֹכִית ) glass (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 28:17). [From זכך . cp. Aram. זֽגוֹגִיתָא , Syr. זְגוּגִיתָא (= glass), whence Arab. zujāj (of s.m.). cp. also סְכוּכִית, זִגֵּג .] Derivative: זְכוּכָן .

זְכוּכָן m.n. NH frit (for making glass). [Formed from זְכוּכִית with suff. ◌ָן .]

זָכוּר adj. 1 remembering. PBH 2 remembered, mentioned. [Pass. part. of זָכַר . See זכר .]

זְכוּר m. (collective) n. the males. [Prob. broken pl. of זָכָר (= male), as Arab. dhukū́r (= males) from dhakar. cp. עֲבֻדָּה (= household servants, collectively) from עָבָד (= he served).]

זַכּוּת f.n. MH purity, clarity. [Formed from זַךְ with suff. ◌וּת .]

זְכוּת f.n. NH 1 privilege, benefit. 2 legal right, title. PBH 3 favor, advantage. PBH 4 merit, virtue. NH 5 credit side of an account, asset. [Aram. זְכוּתָא , Syr. זָכוּתָא (= innocence, acquittal, victory), from זְכָא , זְכִי (= he was pure, was innocent, was free from guilt).]

זִכְזוּךְ m.n. NH purification. [Verbal n. of זִכְזֵךְ (see זכזך ).]

זכזך to purify.
    — Pilp. - זִכֽזֵךְ he purified.
    — Pulp. - זֻכְזַךְ was purified. [Pilp. of זכך .] Derivatives: זִכְזוּךְ, מְזֻכְזָךְ .

זְכִיָּה f.n. PBH 1 winning, gaining. 2 right. 3 merit, privilege. [Verbal n. of זָכָה . See זכה and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זִכָּיוֹן m.n. MH grant of rights, concession. [Formed from זִכָּה , Pi. of זכה , with ◌וֹן , suff. forming abstract nouns.]

זְכִירָה f.n. PBH 1 remembrance, recollection. NH 2 memory. [Verbal n. of זָכַר . See זכר and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זכך to be pure (secondary form of זכה ).
    — Qal - זָכַךְ , זַךְ was clean, was pure, was bright.
    — Pi. - זִכֵּךְ he cleansed, purified, refined.
    — Pu. - זֻכַּךְ was cleansed, was purified, was refined.
    — Hiph. - הֵזֵךְ he made clean, purified.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַךְ was made clean, was purified.
    — Nith. - הִזְדַּכֵּךְ , נִזְדַּכֵּךְ became pure. Derivatives: זַךְ, זֹךְ, זָכוּךְ, זִכּוּךְ, זַכּוּת, הִזֽדַּכְּכוּת, מְזַכֵּךְ, מְזֻכָּךְ . cp. זכזך . cp. also זְכוּכִית .

זכר ᴵ to remember.
    — Qal - זָכַר 1 he remembered, called to mind. 2 he mentioned.
    — Niph. - נִזְכַּר 1 was remembered. 2 was mentioned.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּכֵּר was remembered, was brought to mind.
    — Hiph. - הִזְכִּיר 1 he caused to be remembered. 2 he mentioned. 3 he commemorated. 4 he offered a memorial sacrifice.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְכַּר was mentioned. [Phoen. זכר, סכר , BAram. דְּכַר , Aram. דְּכַר and זְכַר , Syr. דְּכַר (= he remembered). Arab. dhakara, Ethiop. zakara (= he remembered), Akka. zakāru, sakāru, saqāru (= to say, name, swear), zikru (= name). According to some scholars the orig. meaning of this base would have been ‘to prick, pierce’, whence ‘to fix in one’s mind’ — ‘to remember’.] Derivatives: זֵכֶר, זִכָּרוֹן, זִכְרוֹן, זָכוּר, זְכִירָה, זַכְרָן, זִכְרָה, זִכְרִיָּה, זִכְרִינִי, אַזְכָּרָה, הַזְכָּרָה, הִזְדַּכְּרוּת, הִזָּכְרוּת, מַזְכִּיר, מִזְכָּר, מֻזְכָּר, מַזְכֶּרֶת, תַּזְכִּיר, תִּזְכֹּרֶת . cp. זָכָר .

זכר ᴵᴵ to be born a male, to treat as masculine (grammar).
    — Niph. occurring only in the form . - תִּזָּכָר (= will bear a male), Ex. 34:19.
    — Pi. - זִכֵּר he treated as masculine. [Denominated from זָכָר (= male).]

זָכָר m.n. male. [Related to Aram. דִּכְרָא , Syr. דֶּכְרָא (= male, ram), Ugar. dakaru (= man), Arab. dhakar (= male, the male organ), Akka. zikaru, zikru (= male). The origin of these words was prob. penis. Some scholars derive these words from base זכר , meaning ‘to prick, pierce’. See זכר ᴵ.] Derivatives: זכר ᴵᴵ, זְכוּר, זַכְרוּת, זְכָרִי .

זֵֽכֶר m.n. (also זֶכֶר ) 1 remembrance, memory. 2 name. [From זכר ᴵ. cp. Arab. dhikr, Akka. zikru and sikru (= uttering, commemoration, name). For the variant זֶכֶר cp. חֵשֶׁק and חֶשֶׁק (= desire), יֵשַׁע and יֶשַׁע (= help), נֵצֶר and נֶצֶר (= vow), נֵצַח and נֶצַח (= eternity), שֵׂכֶל and שֶׂכֶל (= understanding).]

זִכְרָה f.n. NH association. [Formed from זָכַר (see זכר ᴵ) with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זִכָּרוֹן m.n. (pl. זִכְרוֹנוֹת , also זִכְרוֹנִים ) (also זִכְרוֹן ) memorial, remembrance, reminder. [Formed from זכר with suff. ◌וֹן . cp. BAram. דִּכְרוֹנָה (= record).]

זַכְרוּת f.n. PBH 1 male organ. 2 pointed side (of a tool). 3 masculinity. [Formed from זָכָר (= male) with suff. ◌וּת .] Derivative: זַכְרוּתִי .

זַכְרוּתִי adj. NH male. [Formed from זַכְרוּת with suff. ◌ִי .]

זְכָרִי adj. MH male. [Formed from זָכָר (= male) with suff. ◌ִי .]

זִכְרִיָּה see זִכְרִינִי .

זִכְרִיגִי m.n. (also זִכֽרִיָּה f.n.) forget-me-not, Myosotis. [Lit.: ‘remember me’. Formed from זִכְרִי , f. imperative of זָכַר (see זכר ᴵ), and suff. ◌נִי (= me) or subst. suff. ◌ִיָּה .]

זַכְרָן m.n. PBH a person endowed with a retentive memory. [Formed from זָכַר (see זכר ᴵ) with agential suff. ◌ָן .] Derivative: זַכְרָנוּת .

זַכְרָנוּת f.n. MH power of memory. [Formed from זַכְרָן with suff. ◌וּת .]

זָל adj. & n. PBH 1 mean, despicable. PBH 2 cheap. NH 3 cheapness. [From זול .] Derivative: זָלוּת .

ז״ל abbr. NH of blessed memory. [Abbr. of זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה (or זִכְרוֹנָהּ , זִכְרוֹנָם , זִכְרוֹנָן ).]

זלג ᴵ to drip, flow.
    — Qal - זָלַג he caused to drip, caused to flow, it dripped, flowed.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּלֵּג it dripped, flowed.
    — Hiph. - הִזְלִיג he caused to drip, caused to flow. [Aram. זְלַג (= he poured forth tears). Related to base זלח , also to זלג ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: זִלּוּג, זְלִיגָה , prob. also מַזְלֵג . cp. second element in זַבֽלְגָן .

זלג ᴵᴵ base of מַזְלֵג (= fork). [Prob. related to Arab. zalaja (= he glided), mizlāj (= sliding bolt); prob. related also to זלג ᴵ.]

זַלְדְּקָן adj. PBH thin-bearded. [JAram., compounded of זַל , Heb. דַּל (= poor, thin), and דְּקַן , Heb. זָקָן (= beard). cp. עַבְדְּקָן .]

זִלּוּג m.n. MH dripping, flowing. [From זלג .]

זִלּֽוּחַ m.n. NH sprinkling, spraying. [Verbal n. of זִלַּח (= he sprinkled, sprayed), Pi. of זלח .]

זָלוּף adj. MH sprinkled. [Pass. part. of זָלַף . See זלף .]

זִלּוּף m.n. PBH sprinkling, spraying. [Verbal n. of זִלֵּף (= he sprinkled, sprayed), Pi. of זלף .]

זָלוּת f.n. MH cheapness. [Formed from the adj. זָל with suff. ◌וּת .]

זֻלּוּת f.n. baseness, meanness (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 12:9). [Prob. from זלל ᴵ.]

זִלְזוּל m.n. MH disrespect, contempt. [Verbal n. of זִלְזֵל . See זלזל .] Derivative: זִלְזוּלִי .

זִלְזוּלִי adj. NH full of contempt, contemptuous. [Formed from זִלְזוּל with suff. ◌ִי .]

זלזל to despise, to neglect.
    — Pilp. - זִלְזֵל he despised, neglected.
    — Pulp. - זֻלְזַל was despised, was neglected.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּלְזֵל (of s.m.). [Pilp. of זלל ᴵ.] Derivatives: זִלְזוּל, מְזֻלְזָל .

זַלְזַל m.n. tendril (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 18:5 in the pl.). [Prob. derived from זלל ᴵᴵ and lit. meaning ‘that which is shaken’, ‘that which is agitated’.] Derivative: זַלֽזֶלֶת .

זַלְזֶֽלֶת f.n. NH clematis (name of a plant). [Formed from זַלְזַל with suff. ◌ֶת .]

זלח to drip, sprinkle, spray.
    — Qal - זָלַח he sprinkled, sprayed.
    — Pi. - זִלַּח (of s.m.).
    — Pu. - זֻלַּח was sprinkled, was sprayed. [Aram.-Syr. זְלַח (= he poured out, sprinkled), Ethiop. zalḥa (= he drew water), related to base זלג .] Derivatives: זִלּוּחַ, זֶלַח, זָלֵחַ .

זֶלֲח m.n. PBH spray, perfume. [From זלח . cp. Aram. זִלְחָא (= spray).]

זָלֵֽחַ adj. PBH flooded, inundated. [From זלח .]

זְלִיגָה f.n. NH dripping, flowing. [Verbal n. of זָלַג (= it dropped, flowed). See זלג and first suff. ◌ִה .]

זְלִילָה f.n. NH gluttony, voracity. [Verbal n. of זָלַל . See זלל ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זְלִיפָה f.n. PBH sprinkling, spraying. [Verbal n. of זָלַף . See זלף and first suff. ◌ָה .]

זלל ᴵ to be mean, be vile, to be a glutton.
    — Qal - זָלַל he was a glutton.
    — Pi. - זִלֵּל he despised, neglected.
    — Pu. - זֻלַּל was despised, was neglected.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּלֵּל he abased himself. [Related to Arab. dhalla (= was mean, was vile), and to the base זול .] Derivatives: זוֹלֵל, זְלִילָה, מִזְלָלָה , prob. also זֻלּוּת .

זלל ᴵᴵ to shake.
    — Niph. - נָזֹל was shaken, quaked. [Arab. zalla (= he slipped), zalzala (= he shook, agitated), tazalzala (= was shaken, was agitated).]

זלעף to terrify.
    — Pi. - זִלְעֵף 1 stirred up the wind. 2 he terrified.
    — Pu. - זֻלְעַף 1 was stirred up (said of the wind). 2 was frightened, was terrified. [Back formation of זַלְעָפָה .] Derivative: מְזֻלְעָף .

זַלְעָפָה , זִלְעָפָה f.n. trembling storm, raging heat. [Prob. formed from זעף (= to rage) with the insertion of a ל .] Derivative: זלעף .

זלף to pour, sprinkle, spray.
    — Qal - זָלַף he sprinkled, sprayed.
    — Niph. - נִזְלַף was sprinkled, was sprayed.
    — Pi. - זִלֵּף he sprinkled, sprayed.
    — Pu. - זֻלַּף was sprinkled, was sprayed.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּלֵּף (of s.m.).
    — Hiph. - הִזְלִיף he sprinkled, sprayed.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְלַף was sprinkled, was sprayed. [Aram.-Syr. זְלַף (= it dropped, trickled down). Related to base צלף .] Derivatives: זָלוּף, זִלּוּף, זְלִיפָה, זֶלֶף, זַלְּפָן, הַזְלָפָה, הִזְדַּלְּפוּת, מַזְלֵף , מְזֻלָּף ᴵᴵ, מֻזֽלָף ᴵ.

זֶֽלֶף m.n. PBH sprinkling, spraying, perfumed water. [From זלף .]

זַלְּפָן m.n. NH sprinkler. [Formed from זִלֵּף (= he sprinkled), Pi. of זלף , with agential suff. ◌ָן .]

זִמָּה f.n. 1 plan, decree. 2 evil plan, wickedness. 3 incest, prostitution. [From זמם ᴵ, whence prob. also Arab. dhamma (= he blamed).]

זְמוּם m.n. PBH muzzle. [From זמם ᴵᴵ.]

זָמוּם adj. PBH muzzled. [Pass. part. of זָמַם . See זמם ᴵᴵ.]

זִמּוּן m.n. PBH 1 appointment, designation. PBH 2 meeting. NH 3 invitation. [Verbal n. of זִמֵּן , Pi. of זמן .]

זִמּוּר ᴵ m.n. NH singing. [Verbal n. of זִמֵּר (= he sang), Pi. of זמר ᴵ.]

זִמּוּר ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH cutting, pruning, trimming. [Verbal n. of זִמֵּר (= he cut, pruned, trimmed), Pi. of זמר ᴵᴵ.]

זְמוֹרָה f.n. branch, twig. [Formed from זמר ᴵ with first suff. ◌ָה and lit. meaning ‘that which is pruned or trimmed’.]

זִמְזוּם m.n. NH humming, buzzing. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah as the verbal n. of זִמְזֵם . See זמזם .]

זַמְזוּמִית f.n. NH bellevalia (name of a plant). [From זִמְזֵם ; so called from the sound made by the flowers when squeezed. For the ending see suff. ◌ִית .]

זמזם to hum, to buzz.
    — Pilp. - זִמְזֵם he hummed, he buzzed. [An imitative word coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah on the analogy of Arab. zamzama (= he murmured). cp. זַמְזֻמִּים , name of a people of giants (see Deut. 2:20); prob. meaning lit. ‘whisperers, mumblers’.] Derivatives: זַמְזוּמִית, זַמְזָם, זַמְזֵמָה, זַמְזְמָן .

זָמְזָם m.n. NH buzzer. [From זמזם .] Derivative: זַמְזְמָנִי .

זַמְזֵמָה f.n. NH humming, buzzing. [Formed from זמזם with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זַמְזְמָנִי adj. NH humming, buzzing. [Formed from זמזם with suff. ◌ָנִי .]

זָמִין adj. NH 1 cashable. 2 available. [Coined from the stem of מְזֻמָּן , according to the pattern פָּעִיל , which is used in modern Heb. to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.] Derivative: זְמִינוּת .

זְמִינוּת f.n. NH 1 cashability. 2 availability. [Formed from זָמִין with suff. ◌וּת .]

זָמִיר ᴵ m.n. MH nightingale. [From זמר ᴵ (= to sing); so called after its sweet voice.]

זָמִיר ᴵᴵ m.n. cutting, pruning, trimming (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Cant. 2:12). [From זמר ᴵᴵ.]

זְמִירָה ᴵ f.n. singing, song, hymn. [Formed from זמר ᴵ with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זְמִירָה ᴵᴵ f.n. PBH cutting, pruning, trimming. [Formed from זמר ᴵᴵ with first suff. ◌ָה .]

זָמִית f.n. PBH brine. [A var. of זוֹמִית .]

זמם ᴵ to consider, purpose, devise.
    — Qal - זָמַם 1 he considered, purposed, devised, schemed, plotted. 2 he devised to do evil.
    — Niph. - נִזַּם was proved a false witness.
    — Pi. - זִמֵּם he proved a witness false.
    — Pu. - זֻמַּם was condemned because of a false testimony.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּמֵּם was proved a false witness.
    — Hiph. - הֵזֵם he proved a witness false.
    — Hoph. - הוּזַם was proved a false witness. [According to most scholars the orig. meaning was ‘to murmur’, whence ‘to ponder’, ‘consider’. They compare Arab. zamzama (= he murmured); see זמזם ). Others compare Arab. zanna (= he thought, presumed, suspected).] Derivatives: זִמָּה, זְמָם ᴵ, הֲזַמָּה, מְזִמָּה . cp. יזם .

זמם ᴵᴵ to tie up, to muzzle.
    — Qal - זָמַם (= he tied up, muzzled). [Aram. זְמַם , Syr. זַם (= he muzzled), Arab. zamma (= he tied up, fastened).] Derivatives: זָמוּם, זְמוּם, זֽמָם ᴵᴵ. cp. נֶזֶם .

זְמָם ᴵ m.n. plan, device, evil device (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 140:9 in the form זֽמָמוֹ (= his device). [From זמם ᴵ.]

זְמָם ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH muzzle. [From זמם ᴵ. cp. Aram. זֽמָמָא (= muzzle), Arab. zimām (= camel halter, bridle, halter.]

זְמָן , זְמַן m.n. 1 appointed time, time. MH 2 tense (grammar). NH 3 school term, semester. [Prob. an Aram. loan word. cp. BAram. and Aram. זְמַן , Syr. זַבֽנָא , c. st. זְבַן , whence also Arab. zaman, zamān, Mehri zemōn and zubōn, Ethiop. zaman (= time), which are prob. borrowed from Akka. simānu (= fixed date, time). The derivation from Old Persian zrvan, zrvāna (= time), is justly questioned. cp. the month names זִיו and סִיוָן . cp. also אֱשׁוּן, סמן .] Derivatives: זָמִין, זמן, זִמְנָה, זְמַנִּי, תִּזְמֹנֶת .

זמן to prepare, make ready; to invite.
    — Pi. - זִמֵּן 1 he prepared, made ready; 2 he invited, summoned. 3 he said grace after a meal.
    — Pu. - זֻמַּן was prepared, was made ready.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּמֵּן chanced, met, happened to occur, made ready.
    — Hiph. - הִזְמִין 1 he invited. 2 he ordered.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְמַן 1 was invited. 2 was ordered. [Denominated from זְמָן . cp. Aram.-Syr. זַמֵּן (= he summoned for an appointed time or to an appointed place).] Derivatives: זִמּוּן, הַזְמָנָה, הִזְדַּמְּנוּת, מֻזְמָן, מֽזֻמָּן .