זרת

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זרת

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Borrowed from Egyptian ḏrt (“hand”). Compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܬܐ (zartå, “span; hand”), Ugaritic 𐎏𐎗𐎚 (ḏrt), Classical Mandaic ࡆࡉࡓࡕࡀ (zirta). In the sense of "span", attested in the Tanakh; in the sense "pinky, little finger", attested since the Mishnaic Hebrew period.

noun זֶרֶת · zéret · זְרָתוֹת · זְרָתִים

little finger, pinky
a span (unit of measurement) רָבוּעַ יִהְיֶה כָּפוּל זֶרֶת אׇרְכּוֹ וְזֶרֶת רׇחְבּוֹ

In English

little finger outermost and smallest finger of the hand
span Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand

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