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סרטן

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סרטן

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Compare Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān) and Classical Syriac ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā).

noun סַרְטָן · sartán · סַרְטָנִים · סַרְטַן־ · סַרְטְנֵי־

  1. cancer (a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation)
  2. crab (any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace)

proper noun סַרְטָן · sartán

  1. Cancer (a constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a crab)
  2. Cancer (the zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22–July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16–August 15 (sidereal astrology))

verb סִרְטֵן · sirtén · לְסַרְטֵן · סִרְטוּן · סִרְטַנְתִּי · סִרְטַנּוּ

  1. construction pi'el to cancerate, to cause cancer

In English

  • cancer disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation
  • crab crustacean
  • Cancer constellation

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סרטן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%9F

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {סרטן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}