אשך

Cognate with Akkadian 𒋓 (iškum), Classical Syriac ⁧ܐܫܟܬܐ⁩ (ʾeškəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (ủšk).

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)eʃeχ/

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⁧אֶשֶׁךְ⁩ • (éshekh) m (dual indefinite ⁧אשכיים / אֶשְׁכַּיִם⁩, plural indefinite ⁧אֲשָׁכִים⁩) [pattern: ⁧קֶטֶל⁩]

1. testicle
   • Tanach, Leviticus 21:20:

     ⁧אוֹ גִבֵּן אוֹ דַק אוֹ תְּבַלֻּל בְּעֵינוֹ אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת אוֹ מְרוֹחַ אָשֶׁךְ:⁩

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• The most common form of this word is the plural ⁧אֲשָׁכִים⁩ (ashakhím). The dual form is very rare and does not exist in modern Hebrew.
• While the proper singular is ⁧אֶשֶׁךְ⁩ (éshekh), the non-standard pronunciation ⁧אָשָׁךְ⁩ (ashákh) is far more common.

• ⁧ביצים⁩ (beytsim) (slang)

• ⁧שַׂק הָאֲשָׁכִים⁩ (sak ha-ashakhim)
• ⁧כִּיס הָאֲשָׁכִים⁩ (kis-ha'ashakhím)
• ⁧מָגֵן אֲשָׁכִים⁩ (magén ashakhím)

• ⁧מְאוּשְׁכָּן⁩ (m'ushkán)