כידון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ו־ד (k-w-d)

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

Noun

כִּידוֹן • (kidón) m (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים, plural construct כִּידוֹנֵי־)

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

   Synonym: הגה

Derived terms

• כִּידוֹן רוֹבֶה (kidón rové)

See also

• חֲנִית f (khanít)

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^[1], 2018 October 10

Further reading

• כידון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he