דורבן

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Hebrew[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Root
ד־ר־ב (d-r-b)

From Moroccan Arabic ضربان (ḍurbān, “porcupine”), from Classical Arabic ظَرِبَان (ẓaribān, “polecat”).

Noun[edit]

דורבן / דָּרְבָּן • (dorbán) m

  1. spike, spur
    • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 12:11, with translation of the King James Version:
      דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים
      divrḗ ḥachamím kaddorvonót uchəmasmərót nətu'ím
      The words of the wise are as goads and as nails fastened
  2. porcupine
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