eršum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Cognate with Biblical Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʕɛ́rɛś, “couch, bed”) and with a secondary meaning derived from that of "bedfellow" the Arabic عِرْس (ʕirs, “husband, whife”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈer.ʃum/ === Noun === eršum f (construct state ereš, plural eršētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) bed Synonym: 𒆠𒈿 (mayyālum) ==== Alternative forms ==== eršu (non-mimated) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “eršu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “eršu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns H6210 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible