עֶרֶשׂ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. a cradle
2. bed, couch (flowery)
Pronunciation
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Examples5
יָוָן עֶרֶשׂ הַתַּרְבּוּת הַמַּעֲרָבִית.
Greece was the cradle of western civilization.
הַסַּבָּא עַל עֶרֶשׂ דווי.
The grandfather is about to die.
הַסַּהַר הפורה נֶחְשַׁב לעֶרֶשׂ הַתַּרְבּוּת.
The Fertile Crescent is considered to be the cradle of civilization.
אַפְרִיקָה הִיא עֶרֶשׂ הָאֱנוֹשׁוּת.
Africa is the cradle of humanity.
מַרְבַדִּים רָבַדְתִּי עַרְשִׂי חֲטֻבוֹת אֵטוּן מִצְרַיִם׃
I have decked my couch with coverlets, / With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.