Etymology

From Proto-West SemiticCategory:Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-West Semitic#חראCategory:Hebrew terms derived from Proto-West Semitic#חרא *ḫarʔ- of same denotation.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈʁa/Category:Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation#חרא
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχa.ʁa/Category:Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation#חרא
• Homophone: חָרָה (khará)Category:Hebrew terms with homophones#חרא

Noun

חָרָא • (khará) mCategory:Hebrew lemmas#חראCategory:Hebrew nouns#חראCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms#חראCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms#חראCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms#חראCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#חראCategory:Hebrew entries with incorrect language header#חראCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#חראCategory:Pages with entries#חראCategory:Pages with 1 entry#חרא

1. (vulgarCategory:Hebrew vulgarities#חרא) crap, shit
   • Tanach, 2 Kings 18:27, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם רַבשָׁקֵה הַעַל אֲדֹנֶיךָ וְאֵלֶיךָ שְׁלָחַנִי אֲדֹנִי לְדַבֵּר אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הֲלֹא עַל הָאֲנָשִׁים הַיֹּשְׁבִים עַל הַחֹמָה לֶאֱכֹל אֶת חריהם וְלִשְׁתּוֹת אֶת שיניהם עִמָּכֶם

     vayómer aléhem ravshaqé ha'ál adonécha vealécha shlakháni adoní ledabér et hadvarím haéle haló al ha'anashím hayoshvím al hakhomá le'echól et kharehém velishtót et shenehém imachém

     But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

     Category:Hebrew terms with quotations#חרא

2. (vulgarCategory:Hebrew vulgarities#חרא) undesired person, piece of shit

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