כידון

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

• כִּידוֹן רוֹבֶה (kidon rové)

See also

• חֲנִית f (khanít)

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

Further reading

• כידון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he