קשת

Hebrew

Root
ק־שׁ־ת (q-š-t)

קֶשֶׁת הוּנִית

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow”) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• (קֶשֶׁת, késhet):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʃɛt/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ke.ʃes/, /kej.ʃejs/
  • (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqe.ʃeθ/
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ʃet̪/, [ˈke.ʃeθ]
  • (Syrian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqe.ʃet/, [ˈʔe.ʃet]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.ʃæθ/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqɛ.ʃɛθ/
• (קַשָּׁת, kashát):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃat/

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Noun

קֶשֶׁת • (késhet) f (plural indefinite קְשָׁתוֹת, singular construct קֶשֶׁת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (weaponry) bow
2. rainbow
3. headband
4. (geometry) arc
5. (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
6. (physics) electric arc
7. (music) bow (as used with string instruments)
8. (construction, chiefly masonry) arch, archway

Synonyms

• (rainbow): קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן (késhet be'anán)

Derived terms

• דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת (dakát késhet)
• חץ וקשת
• קשת ארוכה / קֶשֶׁת אֲרֻכָּה (késhet aruká)

References

• H7198 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

קַשָּׁת • (kashát) m (plural indefinite קַשָּׁתִים, singular construct קַשַּׁת־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. archer; soldier whose main weapon is the bow and arrow
   • Tanach, Genesis 21:20, with translation of the New International Version:

     וַיְהִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַנַּעַר וַיִּגְדָּל וַיֵּשֶׁב בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיְהִי רֹבֶה קַשָּׁת׃

     God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

Proper noun

קַשָּׁת • (kashát)

1. (astronomy) Sagittarius (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer)
2. (astrology) Sagittarius (the zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology))

See also

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé)	שׁוֹר (Shor)	תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim)	סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé)	בְּתוּלָה (Betulá)	מאזניים (Moznayim)	עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat)	גְּדִי (Gdi)	דְּלִי (Dli)	דָּגִים (Dagim)

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