כידון

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ו־ד (k-w-d)
1 term

Borrowed from Hurrian *kadinni-. The Academy of the Hebrew Language states that the sense handlebar is derived French guidon.

Noun

כִּידוֹן (kidónm (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים, plural construct כִּידוֹנֵי־)

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

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References

  • Benjamin J. Noonan (2019) Non-Semitic loanwords in the Hebrew Bible: A lexicon of language contact, Penn State University Press, →ISBN, pages 119-120
  • כידון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "כידון" האופניים”, in Academy of the Hebrew Language Website, 2018 October 10

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