עדשה

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עדשה

/ʕăðɔːˈʃɔː/ [ʕaðɔːˈʃɔː]
/ʕəðɔˈʃɔ/ [ʕæðɔːˈʃɔː]
/(ʔ)adaˈʃa/ Modern Israeli

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Compare Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentil”) and Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa, “lens”).

noun עֲדָשָׁה · adashá · עֲדָשִׁים · עַדְשַׁת־ · עַדְשֵׁי־

lentil, lens

noun עֲדָשָׁה · adashá · עֲדָשׁוֹת · עַדְשַׁת־ · עַדְשׁוֹת־

lens (an object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it)
lens (the transparent crystalline structure in the eye)

In English

lens object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it
lentil plant Lens culinaris

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עדשה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}