פלדה
Hebrew
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פ־ל־ד (p-l-d) |
Supposedly from Persian پولاد, at least in meaning, see cognates there.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editפְּלָדָה • (pladá) f (plural indefinite פְּלָדוֹת, singular construct פְּלָדַת־, plural construct פְּלָדוֹת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, countable, uncountable) steel (an artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness)
- (Biblical Hebrew) Uncertain meaning, related to steel, metal, etc.
- Tanach, Nahum 2:3, with translation of the New International Version:
- מָגֵן גִּבֹּרֵיהוּ מְאָדָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל מְתֻלָּעִים בְּאֵשׁ־פְּלָדֹות הָרֶכֶב בְּיֹום הֲכִינֹו וְהַבְּרֹשִׁים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃
- The shields of the soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of juniper are brandished.
Usage notes
edit- Only used once in the Bible, in the passage quoted above.
Derived terms
edit- צֶמֶר פְּלָדָה (tsémer pladá)
Further reading
edit- פלדה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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