תותח

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Hebrew

Etymology

The word תּוֹתָח (totákh) appears in Job 41:29, apparently in reference to a shooter of stones. When the cannon was invented, the word was applied to it.

Noun

תּוֹתָח (totákhm (plural indefinite תּוֹתָחִים, singular construct תּוֹתַח־, plural construct תּוֹתְחֵי־)

  1. A cannon: an artillery gun.
  2. (slang) A talented person.