כידון

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ו־ד (k-w-d)

Borrowed from Hurrian kadinni-.

Noun

כִּידוֹן • (kidon) m (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים)

  1. (classical, obsolete) straight sword
  2. spear (a light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon).
  3. javelin (a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event).
  4. handlebar

Derived terms

See also

References

  • 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

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