זרת
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Hebrew
| Root |
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| ז־ר־ה (z-r-h) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian ḏrt (“hand”).[1] Compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܬܐ (zartå, “span; hand”), Ugaritic 𐎏𐎗𐎚 (ḏrt), Classical Mandaic ࡆࡉࡓࡕࡀ. In the sense of "span", attested in the Tanakh; in the sense "pinky, little finger", attested since the Mishnaic Hebrew period.[2]
Noun
זֶרֶת • (zéret) f (plural indefinite זְרָתוֹת or זְרָתִים)
- little finger, pinky
- a span (unit of measurement)
- Tanach, Exodus 28:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- רָבוּעַ יִהְיֶה כָּפוּל זֶרֶת אָרְכּוֹ וְזֶרֶת רָחְבּוֹ
- Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
References
- ^ Koehler, Ludwig, Walter, Baumgartner (1994–2000) The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Leiden: Brill
- ^ Moshe Bar-Asher (2006) “Mishnaic Hebrew: An Introductory Survey”, in Steven T. Katz, editor, The Cambridge History of Judaism, volume four, The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 375