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עש

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עש¹

  • /aʃ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Aramaic עָשָׁא (“moth”), Classical Syriac [script needed] (ʿaššā, “louse”), Arabic عُثَّة (ʕuṯṯa, “moth”), Ge'ez [script needed] (‘eḍē, “moth”) and Akkadian ašāšu (“moth”).

noun עָשׁ · ash · עָשִׁים · עַשׁ־

  1. moth

    Similar: סָס

עש²

proper noun עָשׁ · ash

  1. Biblical The name of a constellation, probably the Great Bear. עֹשֶׂה עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָן.

    Similar: הדובה הגדולה

In English

  • moth insect similar to a butterfly

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"עש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

עש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A9

Chicago

"עש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}