סַהַר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. crescent (Modern Israeli)
2. moon
3. roundness, round object (Biblical, hapax legomenon)
4. enclosure for cattle, sheepfold
Pronunciation
sáhar
Examples2
הַכּוֹכָב וְהַסַּהַר הָיוּ הַסְּמָלִים בדֶּגֶל הָאִימְפֶּרְיָה הָעוֹתְ׳מָאנִית.
The star and crescent were the symbols on the flag of the Ottoman Empire.
הַסַּהַר הפורה נֶחְשַׁב לעֶרֶשׂ הַתַּרְבּוּת.
The Fertile Crescent is considered to be the cradle of civilization.