קשת

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ק־שׁ־ת (q-š-t)
קֶשֶׁת הוּנִית

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, bow) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, bow).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

קֶשֶׁת (késhetf (plural indefinite קְשָׁתוֹת, singular construct קֶשֶׁת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (weaponry) bow
  2. rainbow
  3. headband
  4. (geometry) arc
  5. (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
  6. (physics) electric arc
  7. (music) bow (as used with string instruments)
  8. (construction, chiefly masonry) arch, archway

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Noun[edit]

קַשָּׁת (kashátm (plural indefinite קַשָּׁתִים, singular construct קַשַּׁת־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. 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)

  1. (astronomy) Sagittarius (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer)
  2. (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[edit]

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé) שׁוֹר (Shor) תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim) סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé) בְּתוּלָה (Betulá) מאזניים (Moznayim) עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat) גְּדִי (Gdi) דְּלִי (Dli) דָּגִים (Dagim)

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