קיפאון

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ק־פ־א (q-p-ʾ)

From the root ק־פ־א (k-p-').

Noun

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קיפאון / קִפָּאוֹן (kipa'ónm (singular construct קיפאון / קִפְאוֹן־) [pattern: קִטָּלוֹן]

  1. Freezing: the process whereby a liquid becomes a solid at a temperature below its freezing point.
  2. Freezing cold, extreme cold.
  3. Stagnation, deadlock: a situation with no change or progress.
  4. (computing) Deadlock.