יהיר
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| י־ה־ר (y-h-r) |
Pronunciation
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Adjective
יָהִיר • (yahir) (feminine יְהִירָה, masculine plural יְהִירִים, feminine plural יְהִירוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- arrogant, proud, haughty (having excessive pride)
- Tanach, Habakkuk 2:5, with translation of the New International Version:
- וְאַף כִּֽי־הַיַּיִן בֹּוגֵד גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאֹול נַפְשֹׁו וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע […]
- indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, […]
- 1890 – 1931, Rachel the Poetess, ניב :
- הַהוֹלְכוֹת הָלוֹךְ וְטָפוֹף, \ מַבָּטָן יָהִיר.
- Those (female) that go, walking and trotting / their gaze haughty.
- הַהוֹלְכוֹת הָלוֹךְ וְטָפוֹף, \ מַבָּטָן יָהִיר.
Derived terms
- יְהִירוּת (“arrogance”)
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