ענק

Hebrew
Root
ע־נ־ק (ʿ-n-q)

Noun

עֲנָק • (anák) m

  1. giant
  2. necklace
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 4:9, with translation of the New International Version:
      לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה, לִבַּבְתִּינִי; בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ, בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ.
      libbavtíni aẖotí challá, libbavtíni; bəaẖát me'enáich, bəaẖád ʿanáq mittzavvəronáich.
      You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.
  3. (as a modifier) giant, gigantic, huge
    שיטפונות ענק ― shit'fonót-anák ― massive floods

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References
  • “ענק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From unattested forms in Old High German, from inflected forms of Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *inkw and *inkwiz, inflected forms of *jut. Cognate with Bavarian enk.

Pronoun

ענק • (enk)

  1. (Poylish) dative/accusative of עץ (ets)
    Synonym: (standard) אײַך (aykh)
  2. (New York Chassidish) you (plural)
    Synonym: (standard) איר (ir)
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