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מחזור
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Hebrew
Etymology
Derived in Mishnaic Hebrew from חָזַר (khazár, “to return”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /maχ(a)ˈzoʁ/
Noun
מַחֲזוֹר or מַחְזוֹר • (makhazór or makhzór) m (plural indefinite מַחְזוֹרִים, singular construct מַחְזוֹר־, plural construct מַחְזוֹרֵי־) [pattern: מַקְטוֹל]
- cycle (process)
- turnover
- A prayer book used on certain Jewish holidays, especially Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
- (gynaecology) period, menstrual cycle
Declension
Derived terms
- מַחְזוֹר הַדָּם (makhzór hadám)
- מַחְזוֹרִי (makhzorí)
Descendants
- → English: machzor
Noun
מִחְזוּר • (mikhzúr) m [pattern: קִטּוּל]
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “מַחְזוֹר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 333a
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