אררט

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare with Akkadian 𒆳𒌨𒌒𒂅 (Urarṭu, “Urartu”), Old Armenian Այրարատ (Ayrarat, “Ayrarat”) and Ancient Greek Ἀλαρόδιοι (Alaródioi).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aʁaˈʁat/

Proper noun

אֲרָרָט • (ararát) m

1. Ararat
   • Tanach, Genesis 8:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּשִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ עַל הָרֵי אֲרָרָט

     And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἀραράτ (Ararát)
  • → Latin: Ararat
  • → Old Armenian: Արարատ (Ararat)

Further reading

• אררט on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he