זרוע

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זרוע¹

  • /ziroːʕ/
  • /zɒ.ru/
  • [ˈzɒː.ruː]
  • /zˈroːʕ/
  • [zɑˈrˤoː.aʕ]
  • [zɑˈrˤoː.waʕ]
  • [zɑˈrˤow.waʕ]
  • /zəˈrøw.waʕ/
  • [zæˈrøw.wæʕ]
  • /ˈzʁo.a/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- (“arm”). Compare Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿā), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).

noun זְרוֹעַ · z'róa' · זְרוֹעוֹת · זְרוֹעַ־ · זְרוֹעוֹת־ · אֶזְרוֹעַ

  1. arm
  2. tentacle
  3. Judaism zeroa

זרוע²

  • /zɔːˈruːʕ/
  • [zɔˑˈʀuː.aʕ]
  • [zɔˑˈʀuː.waʕ]
  • [zɔˑˈʀuw.waʕ]
  • /zɔˈruw.waʕ/
  • [zɔːˈruw.wæʕ]
  • /zaˈʁu.a/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḏarūʕ-.

adjective זָרוּעַ · zarúa' · זְרוּעָה · זְרוּעִים · זְרוּעוֹת

  1. sown, seeded
  2. covered, carpeted
  3. scattered

In English

  • arm upper appendage from shoulder to wrist
  • tentacle elongated, boneless, flexible appendage

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APA

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Chicago

"זרוע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {זרוע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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