ארגז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ג־ז (r-g-z)

Probably borrowed from Philistine.

Noun

אַרְגָּז • (argáz) m (plural indefinite ארגזים, singular construct אַרְגַּז־)

(Biblical Hebrew) box with golden gifts of the Philistines
(modern) crate, box

Derived terms

ארגז חול
ארגז חרב

Descendants

Aramaic
- → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רְגַזְתָּא (“chest, coffin”)
- → Classical Syriac: ܪܳܓܽܘܙܬܳܐ (“sack”)
  - → Arabic: رجَازَة (“garment containing counterweight on a camel”)

References

H712 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“ארגז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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