מעי

עברית

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מעי

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Back-formation from מֵעִים (me'ím) or מֵעַיִם / מעיים (me'áyim), both non-singular forms of archaic מֵעֶה (mé'e).

noun מְעִי · m'í · מעיים · מֵעַיִם · מְעִי־ · מְעֵי־

intestine, gut, innard, entrail, bowel וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לָהּ שְׁנֵי גֹיִים בְּבִטְנֵךְ וּשְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים מִמֵּעַיִךְ יִפָּרֵדוּ וּלְאֹם מִלְאֹם יֶאֱמָץ וְרַב יַעֲבֹד צָעִיר׃

In English

bowel large intestine
intestine alimentary canal

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"מעי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%99. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מעי. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%99

Chicago

"מעי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%99.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מעי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}