חג

See also: ⁧חג׳⁩

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
⁧ח־ג־ג⁩ (ḥ-g-g)

Cognate to Arabic ⁧حَجّ⁩ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”).

Noun

⁧חַג⁩ • (khág) m (plural indefinite ⁧חַגִּים⁩, singular construct ⁧חַג־⁩, plural construct ⁧חַגֵּי־⁩) [pattern: ⁧קֶטֶל⁩]

  1. holiday (day on which a festival or celebration is observed)
  2. (Judaism) any of Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot, or Shemini Atzeret
Usage notes
Derived terms

Proper noun

⁧הֶחָג⁩ • (hekhág)

  1. (definite, archaic, Judaism) Tabernacles

Etymology 2

Root
⁧ח־ו־ג⁩ (ḥ-w-g)

Verb

⁧חָג⁩ • (chág) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to circle
Conjugation
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