כידון
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| כ־ו־ד (k-w-d) |
Borrowed from Hurrian kadinni-.
Noun edit
כִּידוֹן • (kidon) m (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים)
- (classical, obsolete) straight sword
- spear (a light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon).
- javelin (a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event).
- handlebar
Derived terms edit
- כִּידוֹן רוֹבֶה (kidon rové)
See also edit
- חֲנִית f (khanít)
References edit
- Noonan, B. J. (2019). Non-Semitic loanwords in the Hebrew Bible: A lexicon of language contact (Vol. 14). Penn State Press. 119-120.
- “כידון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
כידון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
