1. עַ֫יִר
male ass
The corpus record — Hebrew
וַעְיָרִ֖ם
ayir · n.m
male ass
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 10 · 0.33/10k
Senses
2. עַיִר
properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt
Attestations
- וַ/עְיָרִ֖ם Genesis 32:16 (BHS)
- עיר/ה Genesis 49:11 (BHS)
- עִיר֔/וֹ Genesis 49:11 (BHS)
- עֲיָרִ֔ים Judges 10:4 (BHS)
- עֲיָרִ֖ים Judges 10:4 (BHS)
- עֲיָרִ֑ם Judges 12:14 (BHS)
6 of 10 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
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