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.

זִמְנָה f.n. NH tempo (music). [Formed from זֽמָן (= time) with first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְמַנִּי adj. MH temporary, provisional, ad hoc. [Formed from זְמָן (= time) with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: זְמַנִּיּוּת.

זְמַנִּיּוּת f.n. MH temporary character. [Formed from זְמַנִּי with suff. ◌וּת.]

זמר ᴵ to sing.
    — Pi. - זִמֵּר 1 he sang. 2 he played an instrument.
    — Pu. - זֻמַּר 1 was sung. 2 was played (said of an instrument).
    — Nith. - נִזֽדַּמֵּר was sung. [Aram.-Syr. זְמַר (= he sang), Ugar. zmr (= to sing), Arab. zamara (= he piped, played on a reed), zamarat (= she cried — said of a female ostrich), Ethiop. azmara (= he confessed), zemūr (= witness), Akka. zamāru (= to sing, to play), zammēru (= singer).] Derivatives: זֶמֶר ᴵ, זַמָּר, זִמְרָא, זִמְרָה ᴵ, זְמִירָה ᴵ, מִזְמֹר, תזמר, תִּזְמֹרֶת.

זמר ᴵᴵ to cut, prune, trim.
    — Qal - זָמַר he cut, pruned, trimmed.
    — Niph. - נִזְמַר was cut, was pruned, was trimmed.
    — Pu. - זֻמַּר (of s.m.).] [Ugar. zbr, Arab. zabara (= he pruned).] Derivatives: זִמּוּר ᴵᴵ, זְמוֹרָה, זָמִיר ᴵᴵ, זְמִירָה ᴵᴵ, זִמְרָה ᴵᴵ, מַזְמֵרָה, מְזַמּרָה.

זַמָּר m.n. PBH singer. [Nomen opificis formed from זִמֵּר (= he sang), according to the pattern פַּעָל. cp. BAram. זַמָּרַיָּא, Ezek. 7:27 (= the singers). cp. also זַמֶּרֶת.]

זֶֽמֶר ᴵ m.n. PBH song, tune. [From זמר ᴵ. cp. Aram. זִמְרָא (= song); see זִמְרָא).]

זֶֽמֶר ᴵᴵ m.n. an animal of the deer species, perhaps a mountain goat (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Deut. 14:5. Prob. meaning lit. ‘the jumping or bouncing animal’, and related to Arab. zamara (= it bounced, fled — said of an antelope).]

זִמְרָא m.n. PBH song. [Aram. See זֶמֶר ᴵ.]

זְמָרַגְדְּ m.n. PBH emerald, smaragd. [From Gk. smargados, which is of Semitic origin. See בָּרֶקֶת.]

זִמְרָה ᴵ f.n. song, music, melody. [Formed from זמר with first suff. ◌ָה.]

זִמְרָה ᴵᴵ choice fruits (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 43:11). [Prob. derived from זמר ᴵᴵ and lit. meaning ‘that which is cut off’.]

זִמְרוּר m.n. NH sing-song. [Verbal n. of זמְרֵר; see זמרר.]

זִמְרִיָּה f.n. NH song festival. [Formed from זמר ᴵ with suff. ◌ִיָּה.]

זמרר to singsong.
    — Pi. - זמֽרֵר he sang.
    — Pu. - זֻמְרַר was sung. [From זמר ᴵ.] Derivative: זִמְרוּר.

זַמֶּרֶת f.n. NH female singer. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) as f. of זַמָּר, on the analogy of Syr. זַמָּרְתָא, f. of זַמָרָא. For the ending see suff. ◌ֶת.]

זַמְשׁ m.n. FW suède. [Polish zamsza (= soft leather), from Arab. zams (= soft leather of a deer).]

זַן m.n. sort, kind. [Related to Mand. זנא. Together with Aram. and BAram. זַן, Aram.-Syr. זְנָא, it is prob. borrowed from Old Persian zana.]

זַנַּאי m.n. PBH adulterer, libertine. [Formed from זִנָּה (= he fornicated). Pi. of זנה. Nomina opificum formed from ל״ה verbs (verbs whose third radical is a ה) change the ה into א and the Qamatz into Pathah.]

זָנָב m.n. (pl. זְנָבוֹת) tail. [Related to Aram. דּוּנְבָּא, דַנְבָּא, Ugar. ḍnb, Arab. dhanab, Ethiop. zanb, Akka. zibbatu, zimbatu (dual zibbā). [ Derivatives: זנב, זְנָבִי, זְנָבִית, זַנְבָן, זְנַבְנָב, זְנַבְתָּנִי, מִזְנֶבֶת. cp. the first element in זְנַבְזִיף and the second element in קְפַזְנָב. cp. also דֶנֶבּ.

זנב 1 to cut off the tail. 2 to rout the rear of an army.
    — Pi. - זִנֵּב he cut off the tail; he routed the rear of an army.
    — Pu. - זֻנַּב was cut off; was routed.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּנֵּב he trailed behind, lined up, queued. [Denominated from זָנָב (= tail). For the second meaning see סקל and cp. words there referred to.] Derivatives: זִנּוּב, הִזְדַּנְּבוּת, מְזֻנָּב.

זְנַבְזִיף m.n. Thysanura — an order of insects (entomology). [Compounded of זָנָב (= tail), and זִיף (= bristle).]

זְנָבִי adj. NH tail-like, caudal. [Formed from זָנָב with suff. ◌ִי.]

זְנָבִית f.n. NH tail strap (of a harness). [Formed from זָנָב with suff. ◌ִית.]

זַנְבָן m.n. NH Palestine babbler. [Formed from זָנָב with suff. ◌ָן; so called in allusion to its long tail.]

זְנַבְנָב m.n. NH a small tail. [Dimin. of זָנָב.]

זְנַבְתָּנִי adj. NH long-tailed. [Formed from זָנָב with suff. ◌תָּנִי.]

זַנְגְּבִיל m.n. PBH ginger. [L. zingiber, from Gk. zingiberis, from Pali singivera, from Old I. singavera (= ginger; lit. hornlike), from singam (= horn) and vēra (= body) — so called in allusion to the hornlike shape of the root. See ‘horn’ in my CEDEL, and cp. ‘Zingiber’ ibid.]

זַ׳נְדַּרְם m.n. FW gendarme. [Fren. gendarme, from gens d’armes (= men at arms).]

זַ׳נְדַּרְמֶרְיָה f.n. FW gendarmerie. [Fren. gendarmerie, from gendarme. See זַ׳נְדַּרְם.]

זנה to commit fornication, be a harlot.
    — Qal - זָנָה 1 he committed fornication. 2 he went after foreign gods.
    — Pi. - זִנָּה he committed fornication.
    — Pu. - זֻנָּה fornication was committed.
    — Hiph. - הִזְנָה he caused fornication.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְנָה was induced to commit fornication. [Aram.-Syr. זְנָא, Arab. zanā(y) (= he committed fornication), Ethiop. zmw (= to commit fornication).] Derivatives: זוֹנָה, זַנַּאי, זְנוּנִים, זְנוּנִית, זְנוּת, תַּזְנוּת.

זִנּוּב m.n. MH routing the rear of an army, destroying. [Verbal n. of זִנֵּב, Pi. of זנב.]

זָנֽוּחַ adj. MH rejected, cast off, abandoned. [Pass. part. of זָנַח. See זנח.]

זְנוּנִים m.n. pl. fornication. [From זָנָה (= he committed fornication), prob. stands for זְנוּיִים with secondary נ, in order to avoid the hiatus.]

זְנוּנִית f.n. NH (vulg.) prostitute. [From זנה.]

זִנּוּק m.n. NH 1 jump, leap. 2 start (sport). [Verbal n. of זִנֵּק, Pi. of זנק.]

זִנּוֹק m.n. PBH squirting, spouting. [From זִנֵּק, Pi. of זנק.]

זְנוּת f.n. whoredom, fornication. [Formed from זנה with suff. ◌וּת.]

זַנְזֹֽנֶת f.n. NH (vulgar) semi-prostitute. [Formed from זוֹנָה with dimin. suff. ◌ֵת.]

זנח to reject, spurn.
    — Qal - זָנַח he rejected, spurned, cast off, abandoned, neglected.
    — Niph. - נִזְנַח was rejected, was spurned, was cast off, was abandoned.
    — Hiph. - הִזְנִיחַ he rejected, cast off, neglected.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְנַח was rejected, was cast off, was neglected. [Arab. nazaḥa (metathesis) (= was far off, was distant), Akka. zinū (= to be angry).] Derivatives: זָנוּחַ, זְנִיחָה, הַזְנָחָה, מֻזְנָח.

זְנִיחָה f.n. NH rejecting, abandonment, neglect. [Verbal n. of זָנַח. See זנח and first suff. ◌ִה.]

זְנִיקָה f.n. NH 1 jump, leap. 2 start (sport). [Verbal n. of זָנַק (= he jumped, leaped, started). See זנק and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זֶנִית f.n. FW zenith. [Fren. zénith, from Sp. cenith, from VArab. semt, corresponding to classical Arab. samt (= way, path), abbr. of samt ar-rā’s (= way over the head), from L. sēmita (= path). VArab. semt became senit, zenit, owing to a misreading of the letter m as ni. cp. אַזִּימוּת.]

זנק to leap.
    — Qal - זָנַק he leaped forth.
    — Pi. - זִנֵּק leaped forth, gushed out (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Deut. 33:22).
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּנֵּק squirted, gushed out.
    — Hiph. - הִזְנִיק he started.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְנַק was started. [Syr. זְנַק (= he threw), Arab. nazaqa (metathesis) (= he stormed ahead, rushed forward).] Derivatives: זִנּוּק, זִנּוֹק, זְנִיקָה, מַזְנִיק, מַזְנֵק, מִזְנָק.

זַנְקָּנִי adj. NH jumping about. [Formed from זנק (= to leap) with suff. ◌ָנִי.]

זַ׳נְר m.n. FW genre. [Fren. genre (= kind, sort), from L. genus (= birth, descent, origin, race, sort, kind, class; sex, gender). See גֶּן and cp. words there referred to.]

זַסְשַׁ״ץ, זַסְשֶׁרֶ״ץ abbr. NH the dental letters (in Heb. alphabet). [Formed from the initials of the names of the letters זַיִן, סָמֶךְ, שִׁין, רֵישׁ, צָדִי.]

זֵעָה f.n. sweat, perspiration (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 3:19 in c. st. בְּזֵעַת). [From יזע (= to sweat). cp. Aram. דֵּיעֲתָא, Syr. דּוּעְתָּא (= sweat, perspiration). cp. also דית ᴵ.]

זַעֲוָה f.n. trembling, terror, horror. [Secondary form of זְוָעָה.]

זָעוּךְ adj. MH put out, extinguished. [Pass. part. of זָעַךְ. See זעך.]

זָעוּם adj. 1 cursed. 2 scanty. 3 angry. [Pass. part. of זָעַם. See זעם.] Derivative: זְעִימוּת.

זָעוּף adj. PBH angry, vexed. [Pass. part. of זָעַף. See זעף.]

זַעֲזֽוּעַ m.n. NH shaking (intr.), agitation. [From זעזע.]

זִעֲזְוּעַ m.n. MH shaking (tr.). [Verbal n. of זִעְזַע. See זעזע.]

זעזע to shake violently.
    — Pilp. - זִעְזַע he moved violently, shook, shocked.
    — Pulp. - זֻעְזַע was moved violently, was shaken, was shocked.
    — Hithpalp. - הִזְדַּעְזַע he shook, trembled. [Pilp. of זוע (q.v.).] Derivatives: זַעֲזוּעַ, זִעֲזוּעַ, מְזַעְזֵעַ, מְזֻעְזָע.

זַעֲטוּט m.n. PBH small boy, youngster. [See זַאֲטוּט.]

זְעִימַה f.n. MH anger, wrath. [Verbal n. of זָעַם. See זעם and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְעִימוּת f.n. NH scantiness, meagerness. [Formed from זָעוּם with suff. ◌וּת.]

זְעֵיר ᴵ adv. a little. [A dimin. formed from זער (= to be small, be few). For the dimin. form cp. the related Arab. ṣughayr, dimin. of ṣaghīr (= small). cp. זְעֵיר ᴵᴵ.]

זְעֵיר ᴵᴵ adj. small, little (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Dan. 7:8 in the f. form זְעֵירָה). [From זְעֵיר ᴵ (adv.).]

זָעִיר adj. little, small. [Formed from זְעֵיר ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: זַעֲרִירִי.

זְעִירוֹנִי adj. NH very small, tiny. [Dimin. from זַעִיר.]

זְעִירוּת f.n. MH smallness. [Formed from זָעִיר with suff. ◌וּת.]

זעך to go out, be extinguished.
    — Qal - זָעַךְ he put out, extinguished.
    — Niph. - נִזְעַךְ was put out, was extinguished (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 17:1 in the form נִזְעָכוּ).
    — Pi. - זִעֵךְ he put out, extinguished. [Secondary form of דעך ᴵ. For the change of ד to ז, cp. Heb. זָבַח to Aram.-Syr. דְבַח.] Derivative: זָעוּךְ.

זעם to be indignant, be angry.
    — Qal - זָעַם 1 he was indignant, was angry. 2 he cursed.
    — Niph. - נִזְעַם he was indignant, was angry.
    — Hiph. - הִזְעִים 1 he agitated. 2 he angered, vexed, irritated.
    — Pi. - זִעֵם (of s.m.).
    — Pu. - זֻעַם was angered, was vexed, was irritated. [Syr. זְעַם (= he blamed), Arab. tazaghghama (= 1 it roared — said of a camel. 2 he spoke in anger), related to base זעף.] Derivatives: זָעוּם, זְעִימָה, זַעַם, זַעֲמָן, נִזְעָם.

זַֽעַם m.n. indignation, wrath, anger. [From זעם.] Derivative: זַעֲמָנִי.

זַעֲמָן m.n. NH black snake. [Formed from זעם with suff. ◌ָן.]

זַעֲמָנִי adj. NH full of anger. [Formed from זַעַם with suff. ◌ָנִי.]

זעף to be angry, be enraged.
    — Qal - זָעַף was angry, was enraged.
    — Niph. - נִזְעַף was angry.
    — Pi. - זִעֵף 1 he was angry. 2 he showed anger.
    — Nith. - נִזְדָּעֵף he raged, he became angry. [JAram.-Syr. זְעַף (= was angry), Arab. za‘afa (= he was enraged, he killed instantly), related to base זעם.] Derivatives: זָעוּף, זָעֵף, זַעַף ᴵ, זַעֲפָן, נִזְעָף.

זָעֵף adj. angry, vexed. [From זעף.]

זַֽעַף m.n. rage, raging, anger. [From זעף. cp. JAram. זַעֲפָא (= rage, raging, anger).]

זַעֲפָן adj. NH quick – tempered, irascible. [Formed from זעף with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivative: זַעֲפָנוּת.

זַעֲפָנוּת f.n. NH quick temper. [Formed from זַעֲפָן with suff. ◌וּת.]

זְעַפְרָן m.n. MH saffron. [Aram., from Arab. za‘farān.]

זעק to cry, call.
    — Qal - זָעַק he cried, cried out, called.
    — Niph. - נִזְעַק was called together, was assembled, was convoked.
    — Hiph. - הִזְעִיק he cried, called, he called together, convoked.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְעַק was called together, was convoked.
    — Pi. - זִעֵק he cried, cried out.
    — Nith. - נִזְדָּעֵק 1 he burst into shouting. 2 was assembled, was convoked. [A secondary form of the base צעק. Aram.-Syr. זֽעַק, Arab. za‘aqa (= he cried).] Derivatives: זַעַק, זְעָקָה, אַזֽעָקָה, הֶזְעֵק, הַזְעָקָה, הִזַָּעֲקוּת, הִזְדַּעֲקוּת, מַזְעֵק.

זַֽעַק m.n. MH cry, outcry (poetically). [From זעק.]

זְעָקָה f.n. cry, outcry. [Formed from זעק with first suff. ◌ָה.] cp. צְעָקָה.

זער to be small, be few. [JAram.-Syr. זֽעַר (= was or grew small), Arab. za‘ira (= was scanty — said of hair and plumage). A secondary form of צער. cp. זוּטָר.]

זַעֲרוּרִי adj. NH very small, tiny.
    — Hiph. - הִזְעִיר he miniaturized. [Dimin. coined by the Hebrew poet Hayim Nahman Bialik from זְעֵיר (= small), on the analogy of adjectives like לַבְנוּנִי (= whitish) from לָבָן (= white).] Derivative: זַעֲרוּרִית. Derivative: הַזְעָרָה.

זַעֲרוּרִית f.n. NH telmissa (name of a plant). [Lit.: the small (plant). Formed from זַעֲרוּרִי with suff. ◌ִית.]

זַעֲרִירִי adj. NH very small, tiny. [Formed from זָעִיר (= small), through reduplication of the ר.]

זְעַרְעַר adj. NH very small, tiny. [Dimin. formed from זָעִיר (= small), through reduplication of the ע and the ר.] Derivative: זְעַרְעָרוּת.

זְעַרְעָרוּת f.n. NH tininess. [Formed from זְעַרְעַר with suff. ◌וּת.]

זַעְתָּר see צַתְרָה.

זָפוּף adj. PBH pitched, coated with pitch, tarred. [Formally, pass. part. of the not used Qal זפף.]

זָפוּת adj. PBH pitched, coated with pitch, tarred. [Pass. part. of זָפַת. See זפת.]

זִפּוּת m.n. MH pitching, coating with pitch, tarring. [Verbal n. of זִפֵּת, Pi. of זפת.]

זֶפִיר m.n. FW zephyr. [L. zephyrus, from Gk. zephyros (= west wind), which prob. stands in gradational relationship to zophos (= darkness, dark region, west).]

זְפִיתָה f.n. MH pitching, coating with pitch, tarring. [Verbal n. of זָפַת (see זפת). For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

זפף to pitch, coat with pitch.
    — Pi. - זִפֵף he pitched, coated with pitch, tarred.
    — Pu. - זֻפֵף was pitched, was coated with pitch, was tarred. [Related to זֶפֶת.] Derivatives: זָפוּף, מְזֻפָּף.

זֶֽפֶק m.n. PBH crop, gizzard. [Of uncertain origin.] Derivative: זַפֶּקֶת.

זַפֶּֽקֶת f.n. NH strumosis. [Formed from זֶפֶק (= crop, gizzard), according to the pattern פַּעֶלֶת serving to form names of diseases.]

זֶֽפֶת f.n. pitch. [Related to Aram. זִפְתָּא, Syr. זֶפְתָּא, Arab. zift, Ethiop. zeft (= pitch).] Derivative: זפת.

זפת to pitch.
    — Qal - זָפֵּת he pitched, coated with pitch, tarred.
    — Niph. - נִזֽפַּת was pitched, was coated with pitch, was tarred.
    — Pi. - זִפֵּת he pitched, coated with pitch, tarred.
    — Pu. - זֻפַּת was pitched, was coated with pitch, was tarred. [Denominated from זֶפֶת (= pitch). cp. Aram. זְפַת (= he pitched, coated with pitch), which is denominated from זִפְתָא.] Derivatives: זָפוּת, זִפּוּת, זְפִיתָה, זַפָּת, מֽזֻפָּת.

זַפָּת m.n. PBH pitch worker. [Nomen opificis formed from זֶפֶת (= pitch) according to the pattern פַּעָל.] Derivative: זַפָּתוּת.

זַפָּתוּת f.n. NH working with pitch. [Formed from זַפָּת with suff. ◌וּת.]

זֵק ᴵ m.n. chain, fetter. [Together with Aram. זִקִּין, Syr. זֶקֵּא (= chains, fetters), זַנֽקָא (= thread, bridle), Arab. zanaqa (= he tightened, constricted), zināq (= neckband), ḍanuka (= was straitened), prob. borrowed from Akka. sinqu, which derives from zanāqu (= to bind fast, fasten). cp. זקק ᴵᴵ and words there referred to. cp. also צִינוֹק ᴵ.]

זֵק ᴵᴵ m.n. spark, fiery, arrow (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Prov. 26:18 in the pl.). [Related to זִיקָה (= spark).]

זִקָּה f.n. 1 tie, attachment. 2 need. 3 relation, relationship. [From זקק ᴵᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

זַקּוּם m.n. NH Balanites (botany). [Arab. zaqqūm (= zachun tree).]

זְקוּנִים m.n. pl. old age. [From זָקֵן.]

זָקוּף adj. PBH erect, upright. [Pass. part. of זָקַף. See זקף.] Derivative: זְקִיפוּת.

זִקּוּף m.n. NH straightening, erection. [Verbal n. of זִקֵּף (= he straightened), Pi. of זקף.]

זָקוּק ᴵ adj. MH purified, refined, distilled. [Pass. part. of זָקַק ᴵ. See זקק ᴵ.]

זָקוּק ᴵᴵ adj. PBH 1 chained. 2 in need. 3 needy. 4 dependent. [Pass. part. of זָקַק. See זקק ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: זְקִיקוּת.

זִקּוּק ᴵ m.n. MH 1 purification. 2 refining. [Verbal n. of זִקֵּק, Pi. of זקק ᴵ.]

זִקּוּק ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH spark, flash. [A secondary form of זיק ᴵ. cp. JAram. זִיקוּקָא (= spark, flash), which is a secondary form of זִיקָא, of s.m. See זִיק ᴵ.] Derivative: זִקּוּקִית.

זִקּוּקִית f.n. NH rocket. [Formed from זִקּוּק ᴵᴵ with suff. ◌ִית.]

זָקוּר adj. NH erect. [Pass. part. of זָקַר. See זקר.]

זִקּוּר m.n. NH lifting, raising. [Verbal n. of זִקֵּר, Pi. of זקר.]

זָקִיף m.n. PBH sentry, guard. [From זקף.]

זְקִיפָה f.n. MH 1 raising, straightening, erection. PBH 2 charging an account. [Verbal n. of זָקַף (= he raised). See זקף and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְקִיפוּת f.n. NH erectness, uprightness. [Formed from זָקוּף with suff. ◌וּת.]

זָקִיק m.n. NH follicle. [Dimin. from JAram. זִקָּא (= skin). See זקק ᴵ.] Derivative: זֽקִיקִי.

זְקִיקוּת f.n. NH 1 need. 2 dependence. [Formed from זָקוּק ᴵ with suff. ◌וּת.]

זְקִיקִי adj. NH follicular. [Formed from זָקִיק with suff. ◌ִי.]

זְקִירָה f.n. PBH thrusting, pushing. [Verbal n. of זָקַר. See זקר and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זִקִּית f.n. NH chameleon. [From Aram. זָקִיתָא, which according to some scholars derives from זִיקָא (= wind). See זִיק ᴵ.]

זָקֵן adj. & n. 1 old, old man. 2 elder. PBH 3 scholar. PBH 4 grandfather. [From זָקָן (= beard), hence lit. meaning ‘bearded’.]

זֹֽקֶן m.n. old age (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 48:10). [From זקן.]

זקן to be old.
    — Qal - זָקֵן became old, was old.
    — Hiph. - הִזְקִין 1 grew old. PBH 2 made old.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְקַן was made old.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּקֵּן grew old. [Denominated from זָקָן (= beard) and lit. meaning ‘to be bearded’. cp. Akka. zaqinu (= bearded).] Derivatives: זְקוּנִים, זֹקֶן, זִקְנָה, זִקְנוּת, הִזְדַּקְּנוּת. cp. the second element in זַלְדְּקָן, עַבְדְּקָן.

זָקָן m.n. beard. [Related to Phoen. זקן, Aram. דִּקְנָא, Syr. דַּקְנָא, Ugar. dkn, Akka. ziqnu (= beard).] Derivatives: זקן, זָקֵן (adj.), זַקֽנַן, זְקַנְקָן.

זְקֵנָה f.n. old woman. [f. of זָקֵן.]

זִקְנָה f.n. old age. [Formed from זקן with first suff. ◌ָה.]

זִקְנוּת f.n. PBH old age. [Formed from זָקֵן (adj.) with suff. ◌וּת. cp. JAram. זִקְנוּתָא (= old age).]

זַקְנָן m.n. NH Andropogon (botany). [Formed from זָקָן (= beard) with suff. ◌ָן. Prob. a loan translation of the scientific name Andropogon, which was formed from Gk. andros (= man) and pogon (= beard).]

זְקַנְקָן m.n. NH a small beard. [Dimin. formed from זָקָן through reduplication of the ק and the נ.]

זקף to raise.
    — Qal - זָקַף 1 he raised. PBH 2 he set up. PBH 3 he charged an account.
    — Pi. - זִקֵּף he raised, straightened.
    — Pu. - זֻקַּף was raised, was straightened.
    — Niph. - נִזְקַף 1 was raised. 2 was charged (said of an account).
    — Hiph. - הִזֽקִיף he raised, he erected.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּקֵּף he straightened himself.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְקַף was raised, was erected. [Aram.-Syr. and BAram. זְקַף (= he raised), Akka. zaqāpu (= to plant, raise).] Derivatives: זָקוּף, זִקּוּף, זָקִיף, זֽקִיפָה, זָקֵף, הִזְדַּקְּפוּת, הִזָּקְפוּת, מִזְקָף ᴵ, מִזְקָף ᴵᴵ, תַּזֽקִיף.

זָקֵף m.n. MH 1 leg of a right angle (geometry). 2 zaqeph — name of a disjunctive accent placed above the word; its form is ◌֕. [From זקף.]

זקק ᴵ to refine, purify.
    — Qal - זָקַק was purified, refined.
    — Pi. - זִקֵּק he purified, refined.
    — Pu. - זֻקַּק was purified, was refined.
    — Nith. - נִזֽדַּקֵּק was purified, was refined. [Prob. denominated from Aram. זִקָּא, Syr. זֶקָּא (= leather bottle, wineskin), Arab. ziqq (= skin of water, milk, wine, etc.), Ethiop. zeqq, of s.m. (see זִיק ᴵᴵ). The bases זגג and זכך are prob. related.] Derivatives: זִקּוּק ᴵ, זַקָּק ᴵ, מֽזֻקָּק ᴵ, מַזֽקֵקָה, תַּזֽקִיק.

זקק ᴵᴵ to bind, to force, to compel.
    — Qal - זָקַק he bound, obliged, forced, compelled.
    — Niph. - נִזְקַק 1 was bound, was in need of. 2 he forced. 3 he took notice of, heeded. 4 he had sexual intercourse.
    — Hiph. - הִזֽקִיק he bound, obliged, forced.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְקַק was bound, was obliged, was forced.
    — Hith. - הִזְדַּקֵּק 1 he was in need of; 2 he had sexual intercourse. [Denominated from זֵק ᴵ (q.v.).] Derivatives: זִקָּה, זָקוּק, זְקִיקוּת, הַזֽקָקָה, הִזָּקְקוּת, נִזְקָק.

זַקָּק ᴵ m.n. NH 1 refiner. 2 distiller. [Formed from זקק, according to the pattern פַּעָל, which serves to form nomina opificum.]

זַקָּק ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH maker or carrier of waterbottles. [Formed from זִיק (= skin bottle), according to the pattern פַּעָל, which serves to form nomina opificum.]

זקר v. to thrust, fling.
    — Qal - זָקַר he thrust, flung.
    — Niph. - נִזְקַר was thrust, was flung.
    — Pi. - זִקֵּר he thrust out, raised, protruded (tr.).
    — Pu. - זֻקַּר was thrust out, was raised, protruded (intr.).
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּקֵּר PBH 1 was thrust out, leapt back, started back. NH 2 protruded (intr.). [Of uncertain origin. Perhaps metathesis of זרק.] Derivatives: זָקוּר, זְקִירָה, הִזְדַּקְּרוּת.

זָר adj. stranger. [Properly part. of זוּר. See זור ᴵ.] Derivative: הִזְדָּרוּת.

זֵר m.n. 1 frame, edging. NH 2 wreath. [Prob. related to Akka. zirru (= reed fence). From base זרר ᴵᴵ (= to press, squeeze), and lit. meaning ‘that which presses’, ‘that which binds’.] Derivative: זֵרוֹן.

זָרָא m.n. loathing (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Num. 11:20). [Prob. derived from זור ᴵᴵᴵ.]

זרב
    — Qal - זָרַב it flowed.
    — Pu. - זֹרַב (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 6:17 in the form יְזֹדֽבוּ, which is usually rendered ‘they were pressed together’, i.e. became waterless, or ‘scorched’). [Abaseofuncertainoriginand signification. Perhapsmeaning‘topress’,‘to compress’,andrelatedtoSyr.זֽרַב (= he pressed, compressed), Akka. zurrubu (= to press), Arab. zarb (= enclosure). Some scholars compare Arab. zariba (= it flowed), and according to them זוב is related to base זרם and means ‘to flow’. Others see in זרב a collateral form of צרב, and according to them זרב means צרב.] Derivatives: זְרִיבָה, perhaps also זַרְבּוּבִית. cp. מַרְזֵב.

זַרְבּוּבִית f.n. PBH spout (of a kettle). [Formed perhaps from זרב (= to flow) through reduplication of the ב. According to some scholars זַרְבּוּבִית is related to מַרְזֵב (= gutter, channel). cp. Arab. mizräb, mirzāb (= water spout, gutter).]

זַ׳רְגּוֹן m.n. FW 1 jargon. 2 Yiddish. [Fren. jargon, from the imitative base garg, which appears also in gargouille (= throat), gargouiller (= to gurgle, dabble, puddle), whence the Eng. v. gargle, and n. gargoyle (a grotesque waterspout representing a human or animal figure).]

זרד ᴵ to grow shoots.
    — Qal - זָרַד he caused to grow up, trimmed.
    — Pi. - זֵרַד he cut off shoots, trimmed. [Denominated from זֶרֶד.] Derivatives: זָרוּד, זֵרוּד.

זרד ᴵᴵ to howl, roar.
    — Qal - זָרַד (= it howled, roared). [Of uncertain, possibly imitative, origin.] Derivative: זְרִידָה.

זֶֽרֶד m.n. PBH shoot, young branches (used as cattle fodder). [Of unknown origin.] Derivative: זרד ᴵ

זרה ᴵ to scatter, winnow.
    — Qal - זָרָה he scattered, winnowed, fanned, dispersed.
    — Niph. - נִזֽרָה was scattered, was fanned, was dispersed.
    — Pi. - זֵרָה he scattered, winnowed, sifted, dispersed.
    — Pu. - זֹרָה 1 was scattered. 2 was cast (said of a net). [Aram.-Syr. דְּרָא, Arab. dharā(y), Ethiop. zarawa (= he scattered, winnowed), Ugar. dry, Akka. zarū (= to scatter, winnow). Derivatives: זָרוּי, זֵרוּי, זְרִיָּה, מִזְרֶה, מִזְרָה, מְזֹרֶה, מְזָרִים.

זרה ᴵᴵ to measure with a span.
    — Pi. - זֵרָה he measured off, lit.: he measured with a span (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 139:3 in the form זֵרִיתָ). [Denominated from זֶרֶת (= span).]

זָרוּד adj. NH cut off, trimmed. [Pass. part. of זָרַד. See זרד ᴵ.]

זֵרוּד m.n. PBH cutting off, trimming. [Verbal n. of זֵרַד (= he cut off, trimmed), Pi. of זרד ᴵ.]

זֵרוּז m.n. PBH urging, hurrying, speeding up, encouraging, accelerating. [Verbal n. of זֵרֵז, Pi. of זרז.]

זָרֽוּחַ adj. MH shining. [From זרח; formally, pass. part. of זָרַח. This is an exception, because intransitive verbs regularly have no passive part. in the Qal. For similar exceptions cp. בָּטוּחַ and words there referred to.]

זָרוּי adj. MH scattered, winnowed, fanned. [Pass. part. of זֵרָה. See זרה ᴵ.]

זֵרוּי m.n. MH scattering, winnowing, fanning. [Verbal n. of זֵרוּי, Pi. of זרה ᴵ.]

זָרוּם adj. MH flowing. [Pass. part. of זָרַם. See זרם.]

זֵרוֹן m.n. NH marsh-hawk, harrier. [Formed from זֵר (= wreath), with suff. ◌וֹן; so called in allusion to the plumage around its eyes.]

זָרֽוּעַ adj. 1 sown. 2 scattered, strewn. [Pass. part. of זָרַע. See זרע.]

זֵרֽוּעַ m.n. something sown. [From זרע.]

זֵרֽוֹעַ, זֵרֹֽעַ m.n. herb, vegetables (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Dan. 1:12). [From זרע.]

זְרְוֹעַ f.n. 1 arm. 2 strength, might. [Related to BAram. דְּרָע, JAram.-Syr. דְּרָעָא, Arab. dhirā, Ethiop. mūzrā‘t (= arm).]

זָרוּת f.n. PBH 1 class of non-priests. MH 2 anomaly. NH 3 the state of being a stranger. [Formed from זָר with suff. ◌וּת.]

זרז to speed up (orig. meaning ‘to gird on’).
    — Pi. - זֵרֵז he speeded up, urged, stimulated.
    — Pu. - זֹרַז was speeded up, was urged, was stimulated.
    — Nith. - נִזְדָרֵז was quick, was alert, was active; he hurried, hastened. [JAram.-Syr. זָרֵז (= he girded on, armed).] Derivatives: זֵרוּז, זָרִיז, הִזְדָּרְזוּת, זָרָז, מְזָרֵז, מְזֹרָז. cp. זַרְזִיר ᴵ.

זָרָז m.n. NH catalyst, catalyzer. [From זרז.]

זַרְזִיף m.n. pouring rain, shower (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 72:6). [From base זרף. Related to Aram. זַרְזִיפָא (= drop), Syr. זְרִיפְתָּא (= heavy rain).] Derivative: זרזף.

זַרְזִיר ᴵ m.n. (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Pr. 30:31 in the phrase זַרְזִיר מָתֽנַיִם, which prob. means ‘that which is girded in the loins’, perhaps a greyhound or a horse). [Prob. formed from זרר ᴵᴵ.]

זַרְזִיר ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH starling. [Related to Syr. זַרֽזִירָא, Arab. zurzur (= starling).]

זרזף to flow, flow over.
    — Pi. - זִרְזֵף it flowed. NH 2 it dropped.
    — Nith. - נִזְדַּרְזֵף it flowed. [Denominated from זַרֽזִיף.]

זרח ᴵ to rise, shine.
    — Qal - זָרַח 1 it rose (said of light and of the sun). 2 it broke forth (said of leprosy).
    — Hiph. - הִזְרִיחַ PBH 1 he caused to rise, caused to shine. PBH 2 he went eastward; NH 3 it broke forth, appeared.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְרַח was made to shine.
    — Hith. - הִזֽדָּרַח began to shine, shone. [Aram.-Syr. דּֽנַח, with n for r (= it rose, shone), Arab. aḥmar dhariḥiyy (= bright red).] Derivatives: זָרוּחַ, זֶרַח, זַרְחָן, הַזְרָחָה, מִזְרָח. cp. מְדִנֽחָא, מֽדִינְחָאֵי.

זרח ᴵᴵ [Base of אֶזְרָח.]

זַרְחָה f.n. NH phosphate. [From זַרֽחָן. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

זַרְחָן m.n. NH phosphorous. (Lit.: the shining element). [Coined from זָרַח (= it shone; see זרח), on the analogy of phosphorus from L. Phosphorus (= the morning star), from Gk. phosphoros (= light bringer; the morning star), which is compounded of phos (= light) and phoros (= carrying, bringing).] Derivative: זַרְחָנִי.

זַרְחָנִי adj. NH phosphoric. [Formed from זַרֽחָן with suff. ◌ִי.]

זַרְחָתִי adj. NH phosphatic, phosphorous. [Formed from זַרְחָה with suff. ◌ִי.]

זְרִיבָה f.n. PBH flowing. [Verbal n. of זָרַב. See זרב and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זָרִיד m.n. PBH a kind of thin grain. [Of unknown origin.]

זְרִידָה f.n. NH howling, roaring. [Verbal n. of זָרַד. See זרד ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְרִיָּה f.n. NH scattering, winnowing, fanning. [Verbal n. of זָרָה. See זרה ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זָרִיז adj. PBH quick, alert, active. [From זרז. cp. Aram. זְרִיז, Syr. זֽרִיזָא (= quick, alert, active). Arab. zaūz is prob. an Aram. loan word.] Derivative: זְרִיזוּת.

זְרִיזוּת f.n. quickness, alertness, agility. [Formed from זָרִיז with suff. ◌וּת.]

זְרִיחָה f.n. PBH 1 sunrise. 2 shining, brightness, glowing. [Verbal n. of זָרַח. See זרח ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זָרִים adj. NH streamlined. [Coined from זָרַם (= it floated; see זרם), according to the pattern פָּעִיל, which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.]

זְרִימָה f.n. NH flow, flowing. [Verbal n. of זָרַם. See זרם and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זָרְִיעַ m.n. NH sowing season. [Formed from זָרַע (= he sowed), on the analogy of חָרִישׁ (= plowing season) from חָרַשׁ (= he plowed), קָצִיר (= harvesting time) from קָצַר (= harvested).]

זְרִיעָה f.n. sowing. [Verbal n. of זָרַע. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְרִיקָה f.n. NH 1 throwing. PBH 2 sprinkling. NH 3 injection. [Verbal n. of זָרַק. See זרק and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זְרִירָה f.n. NH sneezing. [Verbal n. of זָרַר. See זרר ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

זרם to flow, pour forth, sweep away.
    — Qal - זָרַם MH 1 it flowed, flooded. 2 he poured (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 90:5 in the form זְרַמֽתָּם).
    — Pi. - זֵרֵם he swept away.
    — Pu. - זֹרַם was poured forth violently.
    — Hiph. - הִזְרִים he caused to flow, poured, flooded, streamed.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְרַם was poured, was flooded, was streamed. [Base of זֶרֶם and זִרֽמָה. Prob. related to Arab. zariba (= it flowed), and to base זרב (q.v.).] Derivatives: זָרוּם, זָרִים, זְרִימָה, הִזְדָּרְמוּת, הַזְרָמָה, מֻזְרָם.

זֶֽרֶם m.n. flood, rain, stream, current. [From זרם. cp. JAram. זְרָמִיתָא, Ethiop. zenām, zulām, znb, zrb, zlb, Akka. zannu (= heavy rain).]

זִרְמָה f.n. 1 issue, ejaculation of semen (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 23:20). NH 2 flood. [Formed from זרם with first suff. ◌ָה.]

זַרְנוּק m.n. NH hose, tube. [Aram. זַרְנוּקָא. Akin to זנק.]

זַרְנִיךְ m.n. PBH arsenic, orpiment. [Together with Syr. זַרְנִיכָא borrowed from Persian zarnīk (= gold, golden, orpiment). cp. אֲדַרְכּוֹן, אַרְסָן.

זרע to sow.
    — Qal - זָרַע he scattered seeds.
    — Niph. - נִזְרַע was sown.
    — Hiph. - הִזְרִיעַ he produced seed, inseminated. [Aram. זְרַע, also דְּרַע. Syr. זְרַע, Ugar. dr (= to sow), Arab. zara‘a, Ethiop. zara‘a (= he sowed), Akka. zēru (= seed), zārū (= begetter). Derivatives: זָרוּעַ, זֵרוּעַ, זֵרוֹעַ, זָרִיעַ, זְרִיעָה, זֶרַע, זֵרָעוֹן, הַזֽרָעָה, מִזֽרָע, מַזְרֵעָה. See שזרע.

זֶרֲע m.n. 1 sowing, sowing season. 2 seed. 3 sperm, semen. 4 offspring, posterity. [From זרע. Aram.-Syr. זַרְעָא, Arab. zar, Ethiop. zar, Akka. zēru (= seed).] Derivatives: זַרְעִי, זַרֽעִית ᴵ, זַרְעִית ᴵᴵ.

זֵרָעוֹן m.n. herb, vegetable (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Dan. 1:16 in the pl.). [Formed from זרע with suff. ◌וֹן.]

זַרְעִי adj. MH having seed, spermatic. [Formed from זֶרַע with suff. ◌ִי.]

זַרְעִית ᴵ f.n. PBH offspring, posterity. [Formed from זֶרַע with suff. ◌ִית.]

זַרְעִית ᴵᴵ f.n. NH skylark. [Formed from זֶרַע with suff. ◌ִית.]

זרף to flow. [Base of זַרְזִיף (q.v.). Aram. זְרַף (= it flowed — said of a festering wound), prob. also Arab. dharafa (= it flowed).]

זרק to throw, toss, sprinkle.
    — Qal - זָרַק he threw, tossed, sprinkled.
    — Niph. - נִזְרַק 1 was thrown. PBH 2 was sprinkled.
    — Pi. - זֵרֵק 1 he sprinkled. 2 he threw.
    — Pu. - זֹרַק 1 was sprinkled. PBH 2 thrown.
    — Nith. - נִזְדָּרֵק was thrown.
    — Hiph. - הִזְרִיק he injected.
    — Hoph. - הֻזְרַק was injected. [JAram. זְרַק (= he threw, tossed, sprinkled), Syr. זְרַק (= he spread abroad, scattered, dispersed, scattered seed, sowed), Arab. dharaqa, zaraqa (= it dropped excrement — said of a bird), Akka. zarāqu (= to scatter).] Derivatives: זְרִיקָה, זֶרֶק, זַרֽקָא, הַזְרָקָה, הִזָּרְקוּת, מַזְרֵק, מִזְרָק, מַזְרֵקָה, מִזְרָקָה, תַּזְרִיק.

זֶֽרֶק m.n. MH 1 sprinkling. NH 2 serum for injection. [From זרק.]

זַרְקָא m.n. MH ‘ zarka’ — name of a disjunctive accent placed above the word (its form is ◌̈). [From זרק.]

זַרְקוֹר m.n. NH searchlight, projector. [Coined of זָרַק אוֹר, lit. ‘that which throws light’.]

זרר ᴵ to sneeze.
    — Pi. - זוֹרֵר (= he sneezed) (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Kin. II 4:35 in the form וַיְזוֹרֵר.] [JAram. זְרִירָא (= sneezing). Perhaps of imitative origin.]

זרר ᴵᴵ to press, squeeze. [A secondary form of זור ᴵᴵ. It occurs only in the form זֹרוּ, in the phrase לֹא זֹרוּ (= the wounds have not been pressed, Is. 1:6).] Prob. derivative: זַרְזִיר ᴵ

זֶֽרֶת f.n. (pl. זְרָתוֹת, also (זְרָתִים) 1 span. PBH 2 little finger. [JAram.-Syr. זַרְתָּא, Mand. זירתא (= span). Of uncertain etymology.] Derivatives: זֵרָה, זרת.

זרת to measure with a span.
    — Pi. - זֵרֵת he measured with a span, spanned. [Denominated from זֶרֶת.]