מצחף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ף (ṣ-ḥ-p)

From Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), which is in turn from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

Pronunciation

Noun

מִצְחָף (mitskháf) m (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

  1. (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
    Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

References

  • מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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