קשת
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Hebrew
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ק־שׁ־ת (q-sh-t) |
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Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow”) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (קֶשֶׁת, késhet):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkɛʃɛt/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ke.ʃes/, /kej.ʃejs/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈqe.ʃeθ/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈke.ʃet̪/, [ˈke.ʃeθ]
- (Syrian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈqe.ʃet/, [ˈʔe.ʃet]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.ʃæθ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈqɛ.ʃɛθ/
- (קַשָּׁת, kashát):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kaˈʃat/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]קֶשֶׁת • (késhet) f (plural indefinite קְשָׁתוֹת, singular construct קֶשֶׁת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (archery) bow
- rainbow
- headband
- (geometry) arc
- (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
- (physics) electric arc
- (music) bow (as used with string instruments)
- (construction, chiefly masonry) arch, archway
Synonyms
[edit]- (rainbow): קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן (késhet be'anán)
Derived terms
[edit]- דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת (dakát késhet)
- חץ וקשת
- קשת ארוכה / קֶשֶׁת אֲרֻכָּה (késhet aruká)
References
[edit]Noun
[edit]קַשָּׁת • (kashát) m (plural indefinite קַשָּׁתִים, singular construct קַשַּׁת־) [pattern: קַטָּל]
- archer; soldier whose main weapon is the bow and arrow
- Tanach, Genesis 21:20, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַיְהִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַנַּעַר וַיִּגְדָּל וַיֵּשֶׁב בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיְהִי רֹבֶה קַשָּׁת׃
- God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
Proper noun
[edit]קַשָּׁת • (kashát)
- (astronomy) Sagittarius (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer)
- (astrology) Sagittarius (the zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology))
See also
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טָלֶה (Talé) | שׁוֹר (Shor) | תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim) | סַרְטָן (Sartan) | ||||||||
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אַרְיֵה (Aryé) | בְּתוּלָה (Betulá) | מאזניים (Moznayim) | עַקְרָב (Akrav) | ||||||||
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קַשָּׁת (Kashat) | גְּדִי (Gdi) | דְּלִי (Dli) | דָּגִים (Dagim) |
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