בריכה
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Hebrew
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /bʁeˈχa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
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ב־ר־ך (b-r-k) |
בריכה / בְּרֵכָה • (brēchá) f (plural indefinite בריכות / בְּרֵכוֹת, singular construct בריכת / בְּרֵכַת־) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]
- a pond, a pool
- Tanach, Ecclesiastes 2:6, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- עָשִׂיתִי לִי בְּרֵכוֹת מָיִם לְהַשְׁקוֹת מֵהֶם יַעַר צוֹמֵחַ עֵצִים.
- 'asíti li brēchót máyim ləhašqót mēhém yá'ar tzomḗaḥ 'ētzím.
- I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.
References
[edit]- “בריכה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]בריכה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he