כוכב

See also: כּוכב

Aramaic

Noun

כוכב • (transliteration needed) (Kokab)

1. absolute form of כוכבא (Kokaba)

Verb

כוכב • (transliteration needed)

1. to asterisk

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־כ־ב (k-k-b)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *kabkab-. Cognate with Ge'ez ኮከብ (kokäb). The senses relating to fame are a semantic loan from English star.

Noun

כּוֹכָב • (kokháv) m (plural indefinite כּוֹכָבִים, singular construct כּוֹכַב־, plural construct כּוֹכְבֵי־)

1. star (any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky)
2. (astronomy) star (a very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core)
3. relating to fame
   1. (acting) star (an actor in a leading role)
   2. star (an exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity)

Declension

Declension of כּוֹכָב

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	כּוֹכָב	first	כּוֹכָבִי		כּוֹכָבֵנוּ
	definite	הַכּוֹכָב	second	כּוֹכָבְךָ	כּוֹכָבֵךְ	כּוֹכַבְכֶם	כּוֹכַבְכֶן
	construct	כּוֹכַב־	third	כּוֹכָבוֹ	כּוֹכָבָהּ	כּוֹכָבָם	כּוֹכָבָן
plural	indefinite	כּוֹכָבִים	first	כוכביי / כּוֹכָבַי		כּוֹכָבֵינוּ
	definite	הַכּוֹכָבִים	second	כּוֹכָבֶיךָ	כוכבייך / כּוֹכָבַיִךְ	כּוֹכְבֵיכֶם	כּוֹכְבֵיכֶן
	construct	כּוֹכְבֵי־	third	כּוֹכָבָיו	כּוֹכָבֶיהָ	כּוֹכְבֵיהֶם	כּוֹכְבֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• כּוֹכַב חַמָּה (kokháv khamá, “Mercury”)
• כּוֹכָבִית (kokhavít, “asterisk”)
• כּוֹכַב לֶכֶת (kokháv lékhet, “planet”, literally “star of walking”)
• כּוֹכַב שֶׁבֶת (kokháv shévet, “star”, literally “star of sitting”)
• כּוֹכַב שָׁבִיט (kokháv shavít, “comet”)
• כּוֹכַב יָם (kokháv yam, “starfish”, literally “star of sea”)
• כּוֹכַב הַצָּפוֹן (kokháv hatsafón, “North Star”)
• מִצְפֵּה כּוֹכָבִים (mitspé kokhavím, “observatory”)

Further reading

• כוכב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he