צאן

See also: צאָן

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Aramaic עָנָא (ʿānā), Arabic ضَأْن (ḍaʾn).

Noun

צֹאן (tsón, ṣōn) m

  1. (collective) sheep, flock of sheep
    • Genesis 30:39, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֶּחֱמוּ הַצֹּאן אֶל-הַמַּקְלוֹת וַתֵּלַדְןָ הַצֹּאן עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּטְלֻאִים׃
      vayekhemú hatsón 'el-hamak'lót vateládna hatsón 'akudím n'kudím ut'lu'ím.
      wayyeḥĕmū haṣṣōn ʾel-hammaqəlōṯ wattēláḏnā haṣṣōn ʿăquddīm nəquddīm ūṭəlūʾīm.
      And the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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Yiddish

Noun

צאן (tson)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of צאָן (tson).
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