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Where does “ארגון” come from?

ארגון (Hebrew) comes from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

ארגון (Hebrew): purple; organization; planning, method

Definitions

  1. purple; organization; planning, method

Ancestry of “ארגון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
2Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “ארגון”

  • Irgun
  • Irgunist
  • ארגון
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