כתם

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
כ־ת־ם (k-t-m)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

כֶּתֶם (kétemm (plural indefinite כְּתָמִים, plural construct כִּתְמֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. stain
  2. spot
  3. (Biblical Hebrew, literary) gold
    Synonyms: זָהָב, פַּז, סְגוֹר, חָרוּץ, בֶּצֶר, אוֹפִיר
    • Tanach, Job 28:16, with translation of the King James Version:
      לֹא-תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר, בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר.
      lo-təsullé bəchétem ofír, bəšóham yaqár vəsappír.
      It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Adjective[edit]

כָּתֹם (katóm) (feminine כְּתֻמָּה, masculine plural כְּתֻמִּים, feminine plural כְּתֻמּוֹת)

  1. defective spelling of כתום (orange).

References[edit]

  • כתם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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