חץ
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Hebrew
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ח־צ־ץ (kh-ts-ts) |
Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Arabic حُظْوَة (ḥuẓwa, “small arrow”) and Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (ūṣum, “arrow”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħisˤ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħesˤ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χets/
Noun
[edit]חֵץ • (khets) m (plural indefinite חיצים / חִצִּים, singular construct חיצי / חִצֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (archery) arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
- arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g)
Derived terms
[edit]- חֵץ וָקֶשֶׁת (khéts vakéshet, “bow and arrow”)
References
[edit]- “חץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]- חץ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he