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כידון

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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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

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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

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • 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

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