כידון
Hebrew
editEtymology
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כ־ו־ד (k-w-d) |
Borrowed from Hurrian kadinni-.
Noun
editכִּידוֹן • (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