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Where does “zayin” come from?

zayin (English) comes from Hebrew זַיִן — dick, cock; penis; arms, weapons.

zayin (English): The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets

Definitions

  1. The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets

Ancestry of “zayin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewזַיִןdick, cock; penis; arms, weapons
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