מצחף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ף (ts-kh-p)
1 term
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    Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)bor.
    Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)bor.
    Hebrew מצחף

    Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    מִצְחָף • (mitskháf) m (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

    1. (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Israeli Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
      Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

    References

    • “מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

    Further reading

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