עקרב

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Classical Syriac ܥܩܪܒܐ (ʿeqarbā).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaqˈraːb/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaqˈrɔːv/, [ʕaqˈʀɔː.ɔv]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaqˈrɔv/, [ʕaqˈrɔːv]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /akˈʁav/, (backformed from the plural also) /akˈʁab/

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Noun

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m (plural indefinite עַקְרַבִּים, singular construct עַקְרַב־, plural construct עַקְרַבֵּי־)

1. scorpion

Declension

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	עַקְרָב	first	עַקְרַבִּי		עַקְרַבֵּנוּ
	definite	הָעַקְרָב	second	עַקְרַבְּךָ	עַקְרַבֵּךְ	עַקְרַבְּכֶם	עַקְרַבְּכֶן
	construct	עַקְרַב־	third	עַקְרַבּוֹ	עַקְרַבָּהּ	עַקְרַבָּם	עַקְרַבָּן
plural	indefinite	עַקְרַבִּים	first	עקרביי / עַקְרַבַּי		עַקְרַבֵּינוּ
	definite	הָעַקְרַבִּים	second	עַקְרַבֶּיךָ	עקרבייך / עַקְרַבַּיִךְ	עַקְרַבֵּיכֶם	עַקְרַבֵּיכֶן
	construct	עַקְרַבֵּי־	third	עַקְרַבָּיו	עַקְרַבֶּיהָ	עַקְרַבֵּיהֶם	עַקְרַבֵּיהֶן

Declension of עַקְרָב

Proper noun

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m

1. (astronomy) Scorpio (Scorpius)
2. (astrology) Scorpio (the zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology))

See also

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé)	שׁוֹר (Shor)	תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim)	סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé)	בְּתוּלָה (Betulá)	מאזניים (Moznayim)	עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat)	גְּדִי (Gdi)	דְּלִי (Dli)	דָּגִים (Dagim)