כThe eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The name of this letter, ‘Kaph’, means ‘hollow of the hand’; so called in allusion to the ancient Heb. form of this letter. It has a final form ך. In PBH כ has the numerical value of twenty, and ך has the numerical value of five hundred. כ alternates with ג (see the introductory article to letter ג) and with ק; cp. e.g. קוֹבַע, secondary form of כּוֹבַע (= helmet), and כשׁט, a collateral base of קשט (= to make straight, to arrange, to adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish). See קשׁט ᴵ and תַּכְשִׁיט.

כְּ◌ pref. (prob. orig. a noun) meaning ‘the likeness of, the like of’. Used qualitatively, i.e. in the senses ‘like, as’ e.g. כְּאִישׁ (= like a man); ‘according to’, as in כִּדֽבַר (= according to the word of) and corresponding to Arab. mithl (= likeness, model), and to L. instar (= resemblance, image). Also used quantitatively, i.e. in the sense ‘about’, ‘approximately’, as in כְּעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים (= about ten years), and corresponding to Arab. qadr (= quantity, amount, number). כּֽ◌ becomes כִּ◌ before a consonant with ‘schwa’, as in כִּשְׁלֹמֹה (= like Solomon). With following יְ it coalesces into כִּי◌, as in כִּירוּשָׁלַיִם (= like Jerusalem). Before a ‘hataph’ (see תֲטָף) it takes the vowel of the hataph, as in כֶּאֱדוֹם (= like Edom). Before the art. the ה is usually dropped and its vowel is taken over by the pref., as in כַּמֶּלֶךְ for כְּהַמֶּלֶךְ (= like the king), כָּאוֹר for כְּהָאוֹר (= like the light). Before the Tetragrammaton it becomes כַּ, before אֱלֹקִים it becomes כֵּ. (cp. the prefixes בְּ◌ and לְ◌, which undergo changes similar to those of כְּ◌.) [Related to Phoen. ב, BAram. and Aram. כְּ, Arab. ka, Akka. ki, aki (= like as), from Sem. ka. See כֹּה and cp. words there referred to. cp. also כְּלֹא, כְּמוֹ, כַּמָּה, and כַּאֵשֶׁר.]

כאב to be in pain.
    — Qal - כָּאֵב was in pain.
    — Niph. - נִכְאַב was in pain, was hurt.
    — Hiph. - הִכְאִיב 1 he caused pain; 2 he marred.
    — Hoph. - הֻכֽאַב was pained, was hurt.
    — Hith. - הִתְכָּאֵב was in pain. [Aram. כְּאֵב, Syr. כֵּאב (= was in pain). Arab. ka’iba (= was sad), Akka. kibtu (= pain). cp. כִּיב.] Derivatives: כְּאֵב, כָּאוּב, כְּאִיבָה, כּוֹאֵב, הַכְאָבָה, מַכְאוֹב, מַכְאִיב.

כְּאֵב m.n. pain. [From כאב. cp. Aram. כְּאֵבָא, כְּאֵיבָא, כֵּיבָא (= pain).]

כאה to be disheartened.
    — Niph. - נִכְאָה was disheartened.
    — Hiph. - הִכְאָה he intimidated, cowed. [Arab. ka’a (= he abstained through timidity), ka’ka’a (= he drew back timidly). Related to base כהה ᴵ.]

כָּאוּב adj. MH painful. [Pass. part. of כָּאֵב. See כאב.]

כָּאוֹס m.n. FW chaos [Gk. chaos (= gulf, chasm, abyss, the rude unformed mass), cogn. with Old Eng. goma (= palate), from IE base ghō(u)-, ghēu-, ghu- (= to gape). See ‘gum’ in my CEDEL and cp. ‘chaos’ ibid.]

כָּאוּר adj. PBH ugly, unseemly. [From כאר; properly a secondary form of כָּעוּר.]

כֵּאוּר m.n. PBH ugliness, unseemliness. [From כאר; properly a secondary form of כִּעוּר.]

כְּאֶחָד adv. jointly, together, unanimously (lit. ‘like one’.) [cp. Aram. כֵּחֲדָא (= jointly, together), which is an analogous formation, and see כְּ◌ and אֶחָד. cp. also Akka. ishtēnīsh (= in common, at the same time), from ishtēn (= one). cp. also יַחַד.]

כְּאִיבָה f.n. NH hurting, pain. [Verbal n. of כָּאַב. See כאב and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כָּאן adv. here. [Enlargement of כָּא (= here). See כֹּה and cp. הָכָא. cp. also the second element in אֵיכָן and in עַדְכָּן.]

כאר to be ugly, be unseemly (a secondary form of base כער).
    — Hiph. - הִכְאִיר he made ugly.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְאַר was made ugly.
    — Nith. - נִתְכָּאֵר became ugly.

כַּבָּאוּת f.n. NH fire extinguishing. [Formed from כַּבַּאי with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּבַּאי m.n. NH fireman. [Nomen opificis formed from כִּבָּה (= he extinguished, put out), Pi. of כבה.] Derivatives: כַּבָּאוּת, כַּבָּאִית.

כַּבָּאִית f.n. NH fire engine. [Formally f. of כַּבַּאי.]

כַּבָּב m.n. FW cabob — meat roasted in small pieces on a skewer. [From Aram. כַּבָּבָא, which is related to Arab. kabāb of s.m.]

כבב to roast meat on a skewer.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּב he roasted meat on a skewer, he made cabob.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּב was roasted (said of meat). [Formed on the analogy of Aram. כַּבֵּב.]

כבד ᴵ to be heavy, be weighty; to be honored.
    — Qal - כָּבֵד 1 was heavy; 2 was burdensome; 3 was honored, was respected.
    — Niph. - נִכְבַּד was honored, was distinguished.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּד 1 he honored, he respected; PBH 2 he offered refreshments.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּד 1 he was honored, was respected; NH 2 he was offered refreshments.
    — Hith. - הִתְכַּבֵּד 1 he honored himself, exalted himself; PBH 2 he was honored; NH 3 he was offered refreshments.
    — Hiph. - הִכְבִּיד 1 he made heavy; 2 he made burdensome; PBH 3 it grew worse (said of illness).
    — Hoph. - הֻכְבַּד MH 1 it was heavy, was burdensome; NH 2 it became heavier.
    — Shiph. see . - שׁכבד . [Ugar. kbd (= to honor), Arab. kabad (= difficulty), kābada (= he struggled with difficulties), Ethiop. kabda (= was heavy), Akka. kabta (= heavy, weighty), kubbutu (= to honor).] Derivatives: כָּבֵד (adj.), כָּבֵד (n.), כֹּבֶד, כְּבֻדָּה, כְּבֵדוּת, כָּבוֹד, כָּבוּד, כִּבּוּד ᴵ, הַכְבָּדָה, הִכָּבְדוּת, הִתְכַּבְּדוּת, מְכֻבָּד, נִכְבָּד.

כבד ᴵᴵ to sweep.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּד he swept.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּד was swept.
    — Nith. - נִתְכַּבֵּד was swept. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps orig. identical with כבד ᴵ and properly meaning ‘to treat a place honorably by cleaning it’.] Derivatives: כִּבּוּד ᴵᴵ, מַכְבֵּד, מַכְבֶּדֶת.

כָּבֵד ᴵ adj. 1 heavy, burdensome. 2 great. 3 hard, difficult. 4 numerous. [From כבד ᴵ.] Derivative: כְּבִידָה.

כָּבֵד ᴵᴵ m. & f.n. liver. [Related to Aram.-Syr. כַּבְדָא, Ugar. kbd, Arab. kabid, Ethiop. kabed, Akka. kabittu (= liver). These words derive from כבד ᴵ and properly denote ‘the heavy organ’.]

כֹּֽבֶד m.n. 1 heaviness, weight, gravity. 2 abundance, multitude. [From כבד ᴵ.]

כְּבֻדָּה f.n. 1 abundance, riches, wealth (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Jud. 18:21). MH 2 heaviness. [From כבד ᴵ.]

כְּבֵדוּת f.n. heaviness, difficulty (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ex. 14:25 in the form בִּכְבֵדוּת). [Formed from כָּבֵד (adj.), with suff. ◌וּת.]

כבה to be quenched, be put out, be extinguished.
    — Qal - כָּבָה was quenched, was extinguished.
    — Niph. - נִכְבָּה was quenched, was extinguished.
    — Pi. - כִּבָּה he quenched, put out, extinguished.
    — Pu. - כֻּבָּה was quenched, was put out, was extinguished. — Hith. הִתְכַּבָּה PBH it extinguished itself, went out (said of fire). [Aram. כַּבִּי (= he put out, extinguished), Arab. kabā (= it burned faintly).] Derivatives: כַּבַּאי, כָּבוּי, כִּבּוּי, כְּבִיָּה, מְכַבֶּה.

כָּבוֹד m.n. 1 honor, splendor, glory. PBH 2 abundance, riches. PBH 3 importance. [From כבד ᴵ.]

כָּבוּד, כָּבֹד adj. glorious, stately (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 23:41 in the phrase מִטָּה כְבוּדָה, ‘a stately bed’. [From כבד ᴵ.]

כִּבּוּד ᴵ m.n. PBH 1 honoring, respect. 2 offering refreshments; refreshments. [Verbal n. of כִּבֵּד, Pi. of כבד ᴵ.]

כִּבּוּד ᴵᴵ m.n. sweeping. [Verbal n. of כִּבֵּד, Pi. of כבד ᴵ.]

כְּבוּדָה see כְּבֻדָּה.

כָּבוּי adj. MH extinguished, extinct. [Pass. part. of כָּבָה. See כבה.]

כִּבּוּי m.n. PBH extinguished, extinction. [Verbal n. of כִּבָּה (= he quenched, put out, extinguished), Pi. of כבה.]

כָּבוּל ᴵ adj. bound, tied, fettered, chained, shackled. [Pass. part. of כָּבַל. See כבל and cp. כָּבוּל ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: כְּבִילוּת.

כָּבוּל ᴵᴵ m.n. hairnet. [Perhaps subst. use of כָּבוּל ᴵ and lit. meaning ‘plaited’.]

כָּבוּל ᴵᴵᴵ m.n. 1 dry land (in the Bible, Jos. 19:27, name of a city on the border of Asher, and Kin. I 9:13, name of a district in Galilee, called אֶרֶץ כָּבוּל). NH 2 turf.

כְּבוּל m.n. PBH siphon. [Of unknown origin.]

כָּבוּן adj. PBH clasped, fastened. [Pass. part. of כָּבַן. See כבן.]

כָּבוּס adj. MH washed. [Pass. part. of כָּבַס. See כבס.]

כִּבּוּס m.n. PBH washing, laundering. [Verbal n. of כִּבֵּס (= he washed), Pi. of כבס.]

כְּבוּסָה f.n. PBH washing water. [From כבס. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

כָּבוּר adj. PBH sifted. [Pass. part. of כָּבַר.]

כָּבוּשׁ adj. PBH 1 conquered. PBH 2 preserved, conserved, pickled. 3 paved (road). [Pass. part. of כָּבַשׁ. See כבשׁ.]

כִּבּוּשׁ m.n. PBH 1 conquest, capture. NH 2 pressing. [Verbal n. of כִּבֵּשׁ (= he conquered), Pi. of כבשׁ.]

כְּבוּשִׁים m.n. pl. PBH preserves, conserves, pickles, canned goods. [From כָּבוּשׁ sense 2.]

כְּבִידָה f.n. NH gravitation. [Formed from כָּבֵד ᴵ; see כבד ᴵ.]

כְּבִיָּה f.n. PBH extinguishing, extinction. [Verbal n. of כָּבָה (= was extinguished). See כבה and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כִּבְיָכוֹל adj. PBH 1 so to speak, as it were (used elliptically in anthropomorphic expressions). 2 so to speak of God. [Formed from יָכוֹל (= one might suppose), with the prefixes כְּ◌ and בְּ◌, hence lit. meaning ‘as though it were possible’.]

כְּבִילָה f.n. NH binding, tying, fettering, chaining, shackling. [Verbal n. of כָּבַֽל. See כבל and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּבִילוּת f.n. being bound, being tied, being fettered, being chained, being shackled. [Formed from כָּבוּל ᴵ with suff. ◌וּת.]

כָּבִיס adj. NH washable. [Coined from כבס (= to wash), according to the pattern פָּעִיל, which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.] Derivative: כְּבִיסוּת.

כְּבִיסָה f.n. PBH 1 washing, laundering. NH 2 clothes to be washed. [Verbal n. of כָּבַס. See כבס and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּבִיסוּת f.n. washability. [Formed from כָּבִיס with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּבִּיר adj. great, might, much. [From כבר (= to be great). cp. ‘Cabiri’ in my CEDEL.] Derivative: כַּבִּירוּת.

כְּבִיר m.n. quilt, net of goat’s hair. [Lit. prob. meaning ‘something netted’, and derived from base כבר.]

כְּבִירָה f.n. sifting. [Verbal n. of כָּבַר. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

כַּבִּירוּת f.n. NH greatness, might. [Formed from כַּבִּיר with suff. ◌וּת.]

כָּבִישׁ adj. NH 1 conquerable. 2 that which can be preserved. [Coined from כבשׁ (= to conquer, to preserve), according to the pattern פָּעִיל, which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.] Derivative: כּֽבִישׁוּת.

כַּבִּישׁ m.n. NH roller (in printing). [From כבשׁ.]

כְּבִישׁ m.n. NH paved road. [Coined by the author and historian Zeev Jawitz, 1848–1924, from כבשׁ.]

כְּבִישָׁה f.n. NH 1 conquest. NH 2 pressing. MH 3 preserving, conserving, canning, pickling. [Verbal n. of כָּבַשׁ. See כבשׁ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּבִישׁוּת f.n. NH 1 conquerability. 2 preserving, conserving, canning, pickling. [Formed from כָּבִישׁ with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּבְכָּב m.n. PBH cover for a basket lid. [Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Arab. kabba (= he overturned, overthrew).]

כבל to bind.
    — Qal - כָּבַל he bound, tied, fettered, chained.
    — Niph. - נִכְבַּל was bound, was tied, was fettered, was chained.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּל he bound, tied, fettered, chained.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּל was bound, was tied, was fettered, was chained. [Aram.-Syr. כְּבַל, Arab. kabala (= he bound), Akka. kabālu (= to fetter, chain). Base of כֶּבֶל.] Derivatives: כָּבוּל ᴵ, כְּבִילָה, כֶּבֶל, הִכָּבְלוּת, מְכֻבָּל.

כֶּֽבֶל m.n. 1 fetter, chain. NH 2 anchor chain. NH 3 cable. [From כבל. cp. Aram. כִּבְלָא, Syr. כַּבְלָא, Arab. kibl (= fetter, chain), Akka. kabālu (= to fetter, chain), Ethiop. kabalō (= handle), kanbalō (= hair buckle).] Derivatives: כָּבַל, כַּבְלָר. cp. the second element in רַכֶּבֶל.

כַּבְלָר m.n. NH cable welder. [Formed from כֶּבֶל on the analogy of nouns ending into ◌ָר.]

כבן to wrap, cover.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּן PBH 1 he wrapped, covered; NH 2 he fastened, clasped.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּן was fastened, was clasped. [Aram.-Syr. כּֽבַן (= he girded on, put on), Arab. kabana (= he sewed together).] Derivatives: כָּבוּן, כְּבֵנָה, מַכֽבֵּנָה.

כְּבֵנָה f.n. PBH 1 headdress. NH 2 hairpin. [From כבן. cp. Syr. כְבָנָא (= girdle), כְּבָנְתָּא and כְּבֶנֽתָּא (= cloak).]

כבס to wash.
    — Qal - כָּבַס he washed (clothes).
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּס 1 he washed; 2 he cleaned.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּס was washed.
    — Hith. - הִתְכַּבֵּס, הֻכַּבֵּס (Lev. 23:55), was washed. [Ugar. kbsm (= launderer), Arab. kabasa (= he pressed), Akka. kabāsu (= to tread, tread down, press). Related to כבשׁ.] Derivatives: כָּבוּס, כִּבּוּס, כְּבוּסָה, כָּבִיס, כְּבִיסָה, כַּבָּס, כְּבָסִים, כּוֹבֵס, הִתְכַּבְּסוּת, מִכְבָּסָה, תִּכְבֹּסֶת.

כַּבָּס m.n. PBH washer, laundryman. [Nomen opificis formed from כִּבֵּס (= he washed), Pi. of כבס.]

כְּבָסִים m.n. pl. clothes to wash, washing. [From כבס.]

כבר ᴵ to sift.
    — Qal - כָּבַר he sifted.
    — Niph. - נִכְבַּר was sifted.
    — Hiph. - הִכְבִּיר he sifted.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְבַּר was sifted. [Denominated from כְּבָרָה.] Derivatives: כָּבוּר, כְּבִירָה.

כבר ᴵᴵ to be great, be much, be many.
    — Hiph. - הִכְבִּיר he made many, multiplied.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְבַּר was multiplied. [Syr. כְּבַר (= was much, was numerous), Arab. kabura (= was great, increased, exceeded in age, was older), kabīr (= great, noble, aged), Ethiop. kabra (= was honored, was magnified), kabūr (= honored, glorious), Akka. kabāru (= to be great, be huge, be mighty), kabru (= great, huge, mighty). According to some scholars כבר ᴵᴵ is identical with כבר ᴵ, the sense development of this base having been ‘to interturn, twist, make strong’. They compare the bases גדל ᴵ and גדל ᴵᴵ which seem to have undergone a similar sense development.] Derivatives: הַכְבָּרָה, כַּבִּיר. cp. כְּבָר.

כְּבָר adv. already. [Related to Syr. כְּבר (= perhaps, already). Of uncertain origin, perhaps a derivative of base כבר ᴵ.]

כְּבָרָה f.n. sieve (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Amos 9:9). See כבר ᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.] Derivative: כבר ᴵ.

כִּבְרָה f.n. measure of distance (in the Bible occurring only in the phrase כִּבְרַת אֶרֶץ, ‘some way’, Gen. 48:7, Kin. II 5:19). [Of uncertain origin. cp. Akka. kibratu (= quarter of the world).]

כֶּֽבֶשׂ m.n. lamb. [Related to Arab. kabsh (= young ram, leader), Akka. kabsu (= male lamb). Syr. כֶּבְשָׁא (= lamb), is prob. a loan word from Arab. kabsh. cp. כֶּשֶׂב.] Derivatives: כִּבְשָׂה, כַּבְשָׂה.

כבשׁ to tread down, subdue, press.
    — Qal - כָּבַשׁ 1 he treaded down, subdued; 2 he conquered, occupied; 3 he forced, raped (a woman); PBH 4 he pressed; PBH 5 he suppressed, withheld; PBH 6 he preserved, pickled.
    — Niph. - נִכְבַּשׁ 1 was conquered; PBH 2 was pressed, was squeezed; PBH 3 was preserved, was pickled; PBH 4 he had surreptitious intercourse.
    — Pi. - כִּבֵּשׁ 1 he conquered, occupied; PBH 2 he pressed, squeezed; PBH 3 he preserved, pickled; PBH 4 he suppressed, withheld.
    — Pu. - כֻּבַּשׁ 1 was conquered; PBH 2 was pressed, was squeezed; PBH 3 was preserved, was pickled.
    — Nith. - נִתְכַּבֵּשׁ PBH 1 was conquered; PBH 2 was pressed, was squeezed.
    — Hiph. - הִכֽבִּישׁ he brought into bondage. [Aram.-Syr. כְּבַשׁ (= he treaded down, subdued, pressed together), Arab. kabasa (= he pressed, squeezed, kneaded; he attacked, raided), Akka. kabāsu (= to tread, tread down, press). Related to כבס. cp. גבשׁ, כפשׁ.] Derivatives: כָּבוּשׁ, כִּבּוּשׁ, כָּבִישׁ, כַּבִּישׁ, כְּבִישׁ, כֶּבֶשׁ ᴵ, כֶּבֶשׁ ᴵᴵ, כֶּבֶשׁ ᴵᴵᴵ, כִּבְשׁוֹן ᴵ, כִּבֽשׁוֹן ᴵᴵ, כִּבֽשָׁן, כַּבֶּשֶׁת, כּוֹבֵשׁ, מַכֽבֵּשׁ, מְכֻבָּשׁ, מִכְבָּשָׁה.

כֶּֽבֶשׁ ᴵ m.n. 1 footstool (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Chron. II 9:18). PBH 2 ascent. [From כבשׁ.]

כֶּֽבֶשׁ ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH preserved fruit. [From כבשׁ.]

כֶּֽבֶשׁ ᴵᴵᴵ m.n. MH secret. [From Aram. כַּבֽשָׁא (= secret), lit. ‘something concealed’, from כְּבַשׁ (= he treaded down, pressed together), whence ‘he hid, concealed’. See כבשׁ and cp. כִּבְשׁוֹן ᴵᴵ.]

כַּבָּשׁ m.n. PBH conqueror. [From כִּבֵּשׁ (= he conquered), Pi. of כבשׁ.]

כִּבְשָׂה, כַּבְשָׂה f.n. ewe, lamb. [f. of כֶּבֶשׂ.] Derivative: כִּשְׂבָּה.

כִּבְשׁוֹן m.n. PBH secret. [Formed from כבשׁ (= to press, whence ‘to hide, conceal’), with ◌וֹן, suff. forming abstract nouns. cp. כֶּבֶשׁ ᴵᴵᴵ.]

כִּבְשׁוֹן ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH (pl. כִּבְשׁוֹנוֹת) kiln, furnace. [A secondary form of כִּבְשָׁן.]

כִּבְשָׁן m.n. (pl. כִּבְשָׁנִים, also כִּבְשָׁנוֹת) kiln, furnace. [Lit. ‘that which subdues’ (metals), from כבשׁ. For the ending see subst. suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּבֶּֽשֶׁת NH 1 pickles, preserves. PBH 2 f. of כַּבָּשׁ (= conqueror). [From כבשׁ.]

כְּגוֹן adv. PBH such as, as, like. [Formed from pref. כּֽ◌ (= as, like) and גּוֹן, c. st. of גָּוֶן (= color), hence lit. meaning ‘as the appearance of’. For sense development cp. cp. כְּעֵין the appearance of, like) from עַיִן (= eye).]

כַּד ᴵ m.n. jug, pitcher. [Related to Aram. כַּדָּא (= jar, jug, pitcher), Aram.-Syr. כַּדָּנָא (= a small jug). Of uncertain origin. Gk. kados, whence L. cadus (= jar), is a Hebrew loan word.] Derivatives: כַּדָּד, כַּדָּה, כַּדִּידִית, כַּדִית, and prob. כַּד ᴵᴵ.

כַּד ᴵᴵ adj. PBH rounded, oval. [Prob. derived from כַּד ᴵ and lit. meaning ‘pitcher-like’, ‘round like a pitcher’.] Derivatives: כֹּד, כַּדּוּדִי, כַּדּוּת.

כַּד ᴵᴵᴵ conj. PBH when, as. [Aram., compounded of כְּ◌ (= when) and דְּ◌ (= that), corresponding to Heb. כְּשֶׁ◌, כַּאֲשֶׁר.]

כֹּד m.n. (pl. כֻּדִּים) round end. [From כַּד ᴵᴵ.]

כְּדַאי, כְּדַי adj. PBH worthy, worthwhile. [Formed from pref. כְּ◌ (= as) and דַּי (= enough). cp. כְּדֵי.] Derivative: כּֽדָאִיּוּת.

כְּדָאִיּוּת f.n. NH worthwhileness. [Formed from כּֽדַאי with suff. ◌וּת.]

כִּדְאֶשְׁתָּקֵד adv. NH as last year. [Formed from כְּ◌ (= as), דְּ◌ (= of) and אֶשְׁתָּקַד (= last year).]

כִּדְבָעֵי adv. PBH as required, properly. [Formed from כְּ◌ (= as), דְּ◌ (= that), and בָּעֵי (= asking, requiring), part. of בְּעָא (= he asked), which is related to Heb. בָּעָה (= he sought, asked). See בעה ᴵᴵ.]

כַּדָּד m.n. PBH potter, jug maker. [Nomen opificis formed from כַּד ᴵ.]

כַּדָּה f.n. MH a small jug. [Formed from כּד ᴵ with first suff. ◌ָה.]

כַּדּוּם m.n. PBH 1 grappling iron. NH 2 dredging machine.

כַּדּוֹמֶה see דּוֹמֶה.

כִּרּוּן m.n. NH fixing a bayonet. [Verbal n. of כדן ᴵᴵ.]

כַּדּוּר m.n. 1 ball, globe. NH 2 pill. [Some scholars regard it as a derivative of כדר (= to be round), from the phrase צָנוֹף יִצֽנָפְךָ צְנֵפָה כַּדּוּר. (Is. 22:18), and the phrase וְחָנִיתִי כַּדּוּר עָלֶיךָ (Is. 29:3). Others explain the word as formed from pref. כְּ◌ (= as), and דוּר (= circle) from base דור. cp. Aram. כַּדּוּרָא (= ball) and Arab. kadira (= be thick).] Derivatives: כַּדּוּרוֹן, כַּדּוּרִי, כַּדּוּרִית. cp. the first element in כַּדּוּרְיָד, כַּדּוּרְסַל, כַּדּוּרְעָף, כַּדּוּרֶגֶל.

כַּרּוּרֶֽגֶל m.n. football, soccer. [Contraction of כַּדּוּר (= ball), and רֶגֶל (= foot).] Derivative: כַּדוּרַגְלָן.

כַּדּוּרַגְלָן m.n. NH football player, footballer. [Formed from כַּדּוּרֶגֶל with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּדּוּריֹן m.n. NH a small ball. [Formed from כַּדּוּר with dimin. Suff. ◌וֹן.]

כַּדּוּרִי adj. MH spherical, globular. [Formed from כַּדּוּר with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: כַּדּוּרִיּוּת.

כַּדּוּרְיָד m.n. NH handball. [Compounded of כַּדּוּר (= ball) and יָד (= hand).] Derivative: כַּדּוּרְיָדָן.

כַּדּוּרְיָדָן m.n. NH handball player. [Formed from כַּדּוּרְיָד with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּדּוּרִיּוּת f.n. MH sphericality, globularity. [Formed from כַּדּוּרִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּדּוּרִית f.n. PBH globule, spherule. [Formed from כַּדּוּר with dimin. suff. ◌ית.]

כַּדּוּרְמַיִם m.n. NH water polo. [Compounded of כַּדּוּר (= ball) and מַיִם (= water).]

כַּדּוּרְסַל m.n. NH basketball. [Compounded of כַּדּוּר (= ball) and סַל (= basket).] Derivative: כַּדּוּרְסַלָּן.

כַּדּוּרְסַלָּן m.n. NH basketball player. [Formed from כַּדּוּרְסַל with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּדּוּרְעָף m.n. NH volleyball (lit. ‘flying ball’). [Compounded of כַּדּוּר (= ball) and עָף (= flying), part. of עוף.] Derivative: כַּדּוּרְעָפָן.

כַּדּוּרְעָפָן m.n. NH volleyball player. [Formed from כַּדּוּרְעָף agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּדּוּת f.n. NH roundedness. [Formed from כַּד ᴵᴵ with suff. ◌וּת.]

כְּדַי see כְּדַאי.

כְּדֵי conj. 1 as much as, according to. PBH 2 in order that, in order to. [Formed from pref. כְּ◌ (= as) and the noun דַּי (= sufficiency), hence lit. meaning ‘according to the sufficiency of’.]

כְּדִי see בִּכְדִי.

כַּדִּידִית f.n. PBH a small jug. [Dimin. formed from כַּד ᴵ through reduplication. For the ending see dimin. suff. ◌ִית. cp. כַּדִּית.]

כַּדִּית f.n. NH a small jug. [Formed from כַּד ᴵ with dimin. suff. ◌ִית. cp. כַּדָּה.]

כַּדְכֹּד m.n. (pl. כַּדְכֻּדִּים) a precious stone (prob. ruby). [cp. Arab. kadkada (= bright redness). cp. also Aram. כַּרְכֶדְנָא, Arab. karkand, Ethiop. karakand (= a red precious stone).]

כְּדִלְהַלָּן adv. NH as follows. [Formed from כְּ◌ (= as), דְּ◌ (= that), and לְהַלָּן (= further).]

כְּדִלְקַמָּן adv. MH as follows. [Formed from כּֽ◌ (= as), דְּ◌ (= that), and לֽקַמָּן (= before us).]

כדן ᴵ to tie, bind, yoke.
    — Qal - כָּדַן he tied, bound, yoked.
    — Pi. - כִּדֵּן he tied, bound, yoked.
    — Pu. - כֻּדַּן was tied, was bound, was yoked. [Syr. כְּדַן (= he bound, yoked), Arab. kadana (= he tied the ox to the plow), Akka. kidinnu (= protection), Ethiop. kadana (= he covered).] Derivative: מְכֻדָּן ᴵ.

כדן ᴵᴵ NH to fix a bayonet.
    — Pi. - כִּדֵּן he fixed a bayonet.
    — Pu. - כֻּדַּן the bayonet was fixed. [Back formation from כִּידוֹן (= spear, bayonet).] Derivatives: כִּדּוּן, מְכֻדָּן ᴵᴵ.

כדר to be like a ball, be round.
    — Qal - כָּדַר was like a ball, was round.
    — Pi. - כִּדֵּר he made round.
    — Pu. - כֻּדַּר was made round.
    — Hith. - הִתֽכַּדֵּר NH 1 became like a ball, became rounded; PBH 2 rolled. [Back formation from כַּדּוּר (= ball).] Derivatives: כִּדּוּר, הִתְכַּדְּרוּת, מֽכֻדָּר, כדרר.

כִּדְרוּר m.n. NH bouncing (a ball), dribbling (football, basketball). [Verbal n. of כִּדְרֵר, Pil. of כדרר.]

כדרר NH to dribble (a ball).
    — Pi. - כִּדְרֵר he dribbled (a ball).
    — Pu. - כֻּדְרַר was dribbled. [Formed from כדר through reduplication of the third radical.] Derivative: כִּדְרוּר.

כַּדֹּֽרֶת f.n. NH bowling. [From כַּדּוּר (= ball). For the ending see suff. ◌ֶת.]

כֹּה adv. 1 so, thus. 2 here. 3 now. [Related to BAram. כָּה, Aram., Mand. כָּא (= here), Akka. kā (= so), Ethiop. kaḥa and kaḥakī (= there, beyond), Syr. לְכָא (= hither), מֶכָּא (= hence), אַיְכָּה (= where). Hebrew כֹּה developed from orig. כָּה, which still appears in כָּכָה and in the second element of אֵיכָה. cp. second element in הֵיכָא, הָכָא. cp. also כִּי (conj.), and pref. כְּ◌, which is prob. a secondary form of כָּה, כֹּה. cp. also כָּאן, כִּי, כֵּן, and the second element in אָנֹכִי.]

כְּהַאי pron. PBH like this, like that. [Aram., formed from pref. כְּ◌ (= like), and הַאי (= this).]

כַּהֹֽגֶן adv. PBH properly, suitably. [Formed from הֹגֶן (= propriety, suitability), with pref. כַּ◌.]

כהה ᴵ to grow dim, faint.
    — Qal - כָּהָה grew dim, was faint.
    — Niph. - נִכְהָה became dim, became faint.
    — Pi. - כִּהָה, כֵּהָה became dim, became faint.
    — Hiph. - הִכְהָה PBH 1 darkened; NH 2 he made dim.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְהָה MH 1 was made dim; NH 2 was darkened.
    — Nith. - נִתְכַּהָה became dark, became dim. [Aram. כּֽהָא (= was turbid, was sad), Arab. kahiya (= was disheartened), Akka. akū (= weak). [Related to כאה and to גהה ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: הַכְהָיָה, הִתְכַּהוּת, כֵּהֶה, כָּהוּי, כִּהוּי ᴵ, כְּהִיָּה, כְּהָיוֹן, הַכְהָיָה.

כהה ᴵᴵ to chide, rebuke.
    — Pi. - כִּהָה he rebuked (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Sam. I 3:13). [Syr. כָּאא (= he rebuked), Mand. כהא (= to rebuke), Arab. ka’a(y) (= he caused pain by words). Related to base כאה.] Derivative: כִּהוּי ᴵᴵ.

כֵּהֶה adj. dim, dull, faint. [From כהה ᴵ.] Derivative: כֵּהוּת.

כֵּהָה f.n. healing (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Nah. 3:19). [A secondary form of גֵהָה.]

כָּהוּי adj. PBH dim, dull. [Pass. part. of כָּהָה See כהה.]

כִּהוּי ᴵ m.n. MH dimming, dulling. [Verbal n. of כִּהָה (= became dim, became faint), Pi. of כהה ᴵ.]

כִּהוּי ᴵᴵ m.n. chiding. [Verbal n. of כִּהָה (= he chided). See כהה ᴵᴵ.]

כִּהוּל m.n. NH alcoholization. [Verbal n. of כִּהֵל, Pi. of כהל.]

כִּהוּן m.n. PBH 1 service as priest; ministration. NH 2 holding office. [Verbal n. of כִּהֵן, Pi. of כהן.]

כֵּהוּת f.n. MH dimness. [Formed from כֵּהֶה with suff. ◌וּת.]

כְּהִיָּה f.n. MH becoming dim. [Verbal n. of כָּהָה. See כהה ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כִּהָיוֹן m.n. PBH dimness, dullness (of color). [Formed from כהה ᴵ with suff. ◌וֹן.]

כֹּֽהַל m.n. NH alcohol. [From Arab. kuḥl (= antimony; used for painting the eyelids), which is related to Aram.-Syr. כּוּחְלֶא, Ethiop. kwehl (= antimony), and Heb. כָּחַל (= he painted his eyelids with antimony). Its modern sense (‘highly rectified spirits’) is due to the analogy of the fitness of this powder. cp. Med. L. alcohol (whence Fren. and Eng. alcohol, etc.), which derives from Arab. al-koḥl (vulgar pronunciation of alkuḥl, from al (= the), and kuḥl see above). cp. ‘alcohol’ in my CEDEL.] Derivatives: כהל, כָּהֳלִי, כַּהֶלֶת.

כהל to alcoholize.
    — Pi. - כִּהֵל he alcoholized. [Denominated from כֹּהַל.] Derivative: כִּהוּל.

כָּהֳלִי adj. NH alcoholic. [Formed from כֹּהַל with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: כָּהֳלִיּוּת.

כָּהֳלִיּוּת f.n. NH alcoholicity. [Formed from כָּהֳלִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּהֶֽלֶת f.n. NH alcoholism. [Coined from כֹּהַל (= alcohol), according to the pattern פַּעֶלֶת, serving to form names of diseases. See e.g. אַדֶּמֶת.]

כַּהֲלָכָה adv. PBH according to law, properly. [Formed from pref. כְּ◌ (= as, according to), and הֲלָכָה (= law).]

כָּהֶם pron. m. pl. as they, such as. [Formed from כּֽ◌ (= as), and הֵם (= they.]

כָּהֵמָּה pron. m. pl. as they, such as. [Formed from כּֽ◌ (= as), and הֵמָּה (= they).]

כהן to serve as a priest, to officiate.
    — Pi. - כִּהֵן 1 he ministered as a priest; 2 he was or became a priest; NH 3 he officiated.
    — Nith. - נִתְכַּהֵן he became a priest. [Denominated from כֹּהֵן. This base is prob. related to כון (= to set up, establish), so that כֹּהֵן would prob. denote the man standing before. For sense development cp. Arab. kāhana (= he helped, assisted).] Derivatives: כִּהוּן, כְּהֻנָּה.

כֹּהֵן m.n. priest, ‘cohen’. [From כהן. cp. Aram. כָּהֲנָא, Syr. כָּהְנָא, Ethiop. kāhen (= priest), Arab. kāhin (= diviner, soothsayer). כֹּהֵן is prob. related to base כון (= to stand) and lit. denotes one who stands serving God. For this sense development cp. Arab. kāhana (= he assisted). For the interchangeability of ה and ו cp. Syr. כַּהִינָא (= rich, well-to-do), which according to some scholars derives from כון and lit. means ‘standing well’.] Derivatives: כהן, כֹּהֲנִי, כֹּהֶנֶת.

כָּהֶן pron. f. pl. as they, such as. [Formed from כְּ◌ (= as), and הֵן (= they).]

כָּהֵנָּה pron. f. pl. as they, such as. [Formed from כְּ◌ (= as), and הֵנָּה (= they).]

כְּהֻנָּה f.n. priesthood, priestly office. [From כהן.]

כֹּהֲנִי adj. MH priestly, sacerdotal. [Formed from כֹּהֵן with suff. ◌ִי.]

כֹּהֶֽנֶת f.n. PBH 1 priest’s wife. 2 priest’s daughter. NH 3 priestess. [f. of כֹּהֵן.]

כּוֹאֵב adj. sick, aching, painful. [Part. of כָּאַב (= was in pain). See כאב.]

כּוּב m.n. PBH thorn. [Aram. כּוּבָא. Of unknown etymology.]

כּוֹבֵס m.n. laundryman (in the Bible it occurs only in the place name שְׂדֵה כוֹבֵס, ‘the fuller’s field’ — Kin. II 18:17; Is. 7:3 and 36:2). [Qal part. of כבס.]

כּוֹבַע, קוֹבַע m.n. 1 helmet. PBH 2 headgear. [Related to Aram. כּוֹבְעָא, קוֹבְעָא, Syr. קוּבְעָא, Arab. qubbaah (= hat, cap), Ethiop. qōbe (= turban). Some scholars trace these words to Hittite kupahi. Derivatives: כּוֹבָעָה, כּוֹבָעִית, כּוֹבָעָן, כּוֹבְעָנִי.

כּוֹבָעָה f.n. PBH stack of hay. [Formed from כּוֹבַע with first suff. ◌ָה.]

כּוֹבָעוֹן m.n. NH a small hat. [Formed from כּוֹבַע with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן.]

כּוֹבָעִית f.n. NH a small hat. [Formed from כּוֹבַע with dimin. suff. ◌ִית.]

כּוֹבָעָן, כּוֹבְעָנִי m.n. NH 1 hat maker, hatter. [Formed from כּוֹבַע with agential suff. ◌ָן or ◌ָנִי.] Derivative: כּוֹבְעָנִיָּה.

כּוֹבְעָנִיָּה f.n. NH 1 hat factory. 2 hat shop. [Formed from כּוֹבָעָן with suff. ◌ִיָּה.]

כּוֹבֵשׁ m.n. NH conqueror. [Subst. use of the part. of כָּבַשׁ. See כבשׁ.] Derivative: כּוֹבְשָׁן.

כּוֹבְשָׁן m.n. NH a great conqueror. [Formed from כּוֹבֵשׁ with suff. ◌ָן.] Derivatives: כּוֹבְשָׁנוּת, כּוֹבְשָׁנִי.

כּוֹבְשָׁנוּת f.n. NH desire for expansion, expansionism. [Formed from כּוֹכֽשָׁן with suff. ◌וּת.]

כּוֹבְשָׁנִי adj. NH expansionist. [Formed from כּוֹבְשָׁן with suff. ◌ִי.]

כוה to burn, scorch.
    — Qal - כָּוָה he burned, scorched, scalded.
    — Niph. - נִכְוָה 1 was burned, was scorched, was scalded; PBH 2 was hit.
    — Pi. - כִּוָּה he burned, cauterized.
    — Hiph. - הִכְוָה (of s.m.). [Aram.-Syr. כְּוָא (= he seared, cauterized), כַּוִּי (= he cauterized, scorched), Arab. kawa(y) (= he cauterized, scorched), Akka. ku’ū (= to roast).] Derivatives: כָּווּי, כְּוִיָּה, הִכָּווּת, מִכֽוָה.

כַּוָּה f.n. PBH 1 a small window. NH 2 loophole, porthole. [BAram. cp. Aram.-Syr. כַּוְתָא (= window). Arab. kawwa, kuwwa, is an Aram. loan word.]

כָּווּי adj. PBH burned, scorched, scalded. [Pass. part. of כָּוָה. See כוה.]

כִּוּוּן m.n. PBH direction. [Verbal n. of כִּוֵּן. See כון ᴵᴵ.]

כָּווּץ adj. NH shrunken. [Pass. part. of כָּוַץ. See כוץ and cp. קָווּץ.]

כִּוּוּץ m.n. NH shrinking, shrinkage. [Verbal n. of כִּוֵּץ (= he shrank), Pi. of כוץ.]

כּוּז m.n. PBH 1 an oil vessel (used in the Temple). 2 a liquid measure. [Related to Arab. kūz (= a small jug). cp. כּוֹס (= cup, goblet).]

כּוֹזֵב adj. lying, false. [Act. part. of כָּזַב. See כזב.]

כּוֹזָרִי adj. m.n. MH Khazar (a member of a Tatar people in southeastern Russia who accepted Judaism in the 8th century).

כוח prob. base of כֹּחַ (= strength, power).

כּוֹי m.n. PBH a species of deer. [Of unknown origin.]

כְּוִיָּה f.n. burning, scorching. [From כוה.]

כָּוִיץ adj. NH contractable. [Coined from כָּוַץ (= it shrank, contracted), according to the pattern פָּעִיל, which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.]

כְּוִיצָה f.n. MH contraction (of muscles). [Verbal n. of כָּוַץ (= it shrank, contracted). For the ending see subst. suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּוִיצוּת f.n. NH contractability. [Formed from כָּוַץ (= it shrank, contracted) with suff. ◌וּת.]

כּוּךְ m.n. PBH cave, sepulchral chamber. [Together with Aram. כּוּךְ, כּוּכָא borrowed from Pers. kūh, whence also Arab. kūh (= hut).]

כּוֹכָב m.n. 1 star. NH 2 planet Mercury. [cp. Ugar. kbkb, Aram. כוכבא, Arab. kaukab, Ethiop. kōkab, Akka. kakkabu (= star).] Derivatives: כּוֹכָבוֹן, כּוֹכָבִי, כּוֹכָבִית, כּוֹכֶבֶת, ככב.

כּוֹכָבוֹן m.n. NH 1 a small star, starlet. 2 asterisk. [Formed from כּוֹכָב with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן.]

כּוֹכָבִי adj. MH starlike. [Formed from כּוֹכָב with suff. ◌ִי.]

כּוֹכָבִית f.n. NH Stellaria (a genus of plants). [Loan translation of the scientific name, which derives from L. stella (= star).]

כּוֹכֶֽבֶת f.n. PBH 1 the planet Venus. NH 2 the stars. NH 3 film star. [Formed from כּוֹכָב with suff. ◌ֶת.]

כּוֹכֶֽלֶת f.n. PBH a charm containing perfume. [Prob. a loan word from Gk. kochlias (= snail with a spiral shell; anything twisted spirally) from kochlos (= shellfish with a spiral shell), which is related to konchos (= shell). See ‘conch’ in my CEDEL and cp. ‘cochlea’ and ‘cockle’ (= bivalve) ibid.]

כול to comprehend, contain, measure.
    — Qal - כָּל he comprehended, measured).
    — Pi. - כִּיֵּל (= he measured).
    — Hiph. - הֵכִיל 1 it held, contained; 2 he sustained, endured.
    — Hoph. - הוּכָל was contained.
    — Pilp. (see . - כלכל ᴵ). [Aram.-Syr. אכיל (= he measured), Ugar. kl (= to contain, measure), Arab. kāla (= he measured grain), Akka. kullu (= to contain). Prob. base of כְּלִי. cp. the related base יכל.] Derivatives: כִּיּוּל, כַּיָּל, כַּיִל, כַּלְכָּלָה, הֲכָלָה, מוּכָל, מְכוּלָה, מֵכָל, תְּכוּלָה. cp. מְכִילְתָּא.

כּוֹלָב m.n. PBH hook. [cp. Aram. כֻּלְבֶּא (= axe, hatchet), Arab. kulab (= hook).]

כּוֹלְכִית f.n. NH culex (= gnat). [Formed from L. culex (= gnat). See ‘culex’ in my CEDEL.]

כּוֹלֵל ᴵ adj. comprehensive, inclusive, general. [Act. part. of כָּלַל. See כלל ᴵ.] Derivatives: כּוֹלְלָנוּת, כּוֹלְלָנִי.

כּוֹלֵל ᴵᴵ m.n. MH community (said esp. of communities in Palestine formed by persons coming from a particular town or country). [Subst. use of כּוֹלֵל ᴵ.]

כּוֹלְלָנוּת f.n. NH comprehensiveness, completeness, totality. [Formed from כּוֹלֵל ᴵ with suff. ◌ָנוּת.]

כּוֹלְלָנִי adj. NH comprehensive, general. [Formed from כּוֹלֵל ᴵ with suff. ◌ָנִי.]

כּוֹלֶסְטֶרוֹל m.n. FW cholesterol (biochemistry). [Eng. cholesterol, formed from Fren. cholésterine, a word coined by the French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul, 1786–1889, and - ol, a suff. denoting an alcohol. Fren. cholésterine is formed from Gk. chole (= gall, bile), and stereos (= solid). So called because it was orig. found in the gallstones. cp. כּוֹלֶרָה. cp. also קוֹרְטִיזוֹן.]

כּוֹלֵף m.n. PBH stone chisel. [Of uncertain origin. cp. גלף.]

כּוֹלֶרָה f.n. FW cholera. [L. cholera, from Gk. cholera (= bilious diarrhea), from chole, also cholos (= gall, bile), which is related to chloos (= greenish-yellow color), and cogn. with Avestic zāra- (= gall, bile), Old Eng. gealla, galla (= gall, bile), from IE base * ghel- (= to shine, yellow, yellowish-green, green). See ‘yellow’ in my CEDEL and cp. the first element in כּוֹלֶסְטֶרוֹל and the second element in מֶלַנְכּוֹלְיָה.]

כּוֹלֶרִי adj. FW choleric. [Back formation from L. cholericus, from Gk. cholerikos (= choleric), from cholera. See כּוֹלֶרָה and suff. ◌ִי.]

כּוּמָז m.n. a kind of ornament. [Of uncertain etymology; perhaps related to Arab. kumza (= a small ball) and to base קמץ ᴵ.]

כּוֹמְסָה f.n. PBH sheaves put at the bottom of a stack. [Of uncertain etymology.]

כון ᴵ to be set up, be established, be firm.
    — Niph. - נָכוֹן 1 was set up, was established; 2 was firm, was steadfast, was secure; 3 was prepared, was ready; 4 was right, was correct.
    — Po‘lel. - כּוֹנֵן 1 he set up, established; 2 he made, constituted; 3 he directed.
    — Po‘lal . - כּוֹנַן 1 was set up, was established; 2 was directed.
    — Hithpol. - הִתְכּוֹנֵן 1 was established; 2 was made firm; NH 3 he prepared himself.
    — Hiph. - הֵכִין 1 he set up, established; 2 he made firm, secured; 3 he prepared, made ready; 4 he provided, furnished; 5 he directed; 6 he arranged, ordered.
    — Pu. - הוּכַן 1 was set up, was established; 2 was prepared, was made ready. [Aram.-Syr. כַּוֵּן (= he made straight, put right), Ugar. kn (= to be), Arab. kāna (= he existed, was, it occurred), OSArab. כון (= to occur, exist), Ethiop. kōna (= was existed, became), Akka. kānu (= to be firm, be right). cp. כון ᴵᴵ. cp. also כֹּהֵל and שׁכל.] Derivatives: כֵּן ᴵᴵ, כּוֹנָן, כּוֹנְנוּת, הָכֵן, הֲכָנָה, מוּכָן, מְכוֹנָה, מְכוֹנֵן, מְכִינָה, נָכוֹן, תְּכוּנָה. cp. כֵּן ᴵ. cp. also כּוֹנָנִית, כִּנּוּן ᴵ, כִּנּוּן ᴵᴵ, כנן ᴵ.

כון ᴵᴵ to straighten, to direct.
    — Pi. - כִּוֵּן 1 he straightened; 2 he directed; 3 he determined exactly; 4 he made to correspond.
    — Pu. - כֻּוַּן 1 was straightened; 2 was directed; 3 was made to correspond.
    — Hith. - הִתְכַּוֵּן .
    — Nith. - נִתְכַּוֵּן 1 he meant, purposed, intended; 2 he did intentionally.
    — Hiph. - הִכְוִין he adjusted, guided, directed, tuned (a musical instrument).
    — Hoph. - הֻכְוַן was adjusted, was guided, was directed, was tuned (said of a musical instrument).
    — Pilp. - כִּוְנֵן (see כונן). [Derived from כון ᴵ under the influence of Aram. כַּוֵּן (= he made straight, put right).] Derivatives: כִּוּוּן, כַּוָּן ᴵᴵ, כַּוָּנָה, כַּוֶּנֶת, כֵּיוָן, הֶכְוֵן, הַכְוָנָה, הִתְכַּוְּנוּת, מַכְוֵן, מְכֻוָּן, מִכְוָן.

כַּוָּן ᴵ m.n. heathen sacrificial cake (in the Bible occurring only Jer. 7:18 and 44:19, in the pl.). [Prob. a loan word from Akka. kamānu, kawānu (= a kind of bread).]

כַּוָּן ᴵᴵ m.n. expression (of the face). [From כִּוֵּן (= he directed). See כון ᴵᴵ.]

כַּוָּן ᴵᴵᴵ m.n. aimer (military). [From כִּוֵּן (= he directed). See כון ᴵᴵ.]

כֵּוָן see כֵּיוָן.

כַּוָּנָה f.n. PBH 1 intention. 2 attention. 3 devotion. MH 4 meaning. [From כִּוֵּן (= he directed). See כון ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כִּוְנוּן m.n. NH 1 adjustment. 2 attuning. [Verbal n. of כִּוְנֵן, Pi‘lel of כונן.]

כּוֹנָן m.n. NH rack. [From כּוֹנֵן (= he set up, established), Po‘lel of כון ᴵ. cp. כּוֹנָנִית.]

כונן to adjust, to attune.
    — Pi‘lel . - כִּוְנֵן 1 he adjusted, regulated; 2 he attuned.
    — Pul. - כֻּוְנַן 1 was adjusted, was regulated; 2 was attuned. [Pi‘lel of כון ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: כִּוְנוּן, כַּוְנָן, כַּוְנֶנֶת, מְכֻוְנָן.

כַּוְנָן m.n. 1 adjuster. 2 tuner. [From כונן.]

כּוֹנְנוּת f.n. MH preparedness, readiness. [From כּוֹנֵן (= he set up, established; he directed), Po‘lel of כון ᴵ. For the ending see suff. ◌וּת.]

כּוֹנָנִית f.n. PBH shelf, book stand. (Prob. from כּוֹנֵן (= he set up, established). cp. כּוֹנָן.]

כַּוְנֶֽנֶת f.n. NH regulator (of a machine). [Formed from כונן with suff. ◌ֵת.]

כּוֹנֵס m.n. PBH 1 lower part of a winnowing shovel. NH 2 receiver (in liquidation of company). [Subst. use of the act. part. of כָּנַס (= he gathered, collected).]

כּוֹנֶֽרֶת f.n. NH viola. [Formed from כִּנּוֹר with suff. ◌ת.] Derivative: כּוֹנַרְתָּן.

כּוֹנַרְתָּן m.n. NH violist. [Formed from כּוֹנֶרֶת with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כַּוֶּֽנֶת f.n. NH sight (of a weapon), guide (in machines). [Formed from כִּוֵּן (= he directed). Pi. of כון. with suff. ◌ֶת.]

כּוֹס ᴵ f.n. (pl. כּוֹסוֹת) cup, goblet. [Aram.-Syr. כָּסָא. Ugar. ks, Arab. ka’s, Akka. kasu (= cup, goblet), cp. כּוּז. Derivatives: כּוֹסִיָּה, כּוֹסִית.

כּוֹס ᴵᴵ m.n. Athene noctua (a kind of owl). [Related to Akka. kāsu.]

כּוֹסִיָּה, כּוֹסִית f.n. NH a small glass. [Diminutives formed from כּוֹס ᴵ with suff. ◌ִיָּה or ◌ִית.]

כּוֹפָח m.n. PBH a small cooking stove. [Of unknown origin.]

כּוֹפֵל m.n. NH multiplier (mathematics). [Subst. use of the act. part. of כָּפַל (= he multiplied). See כפל.]

כּוֹפֵר m.n. PBH 1 unbeliever, atheist. 2 one who denies a charge. [Subst. use of the act. part of כָּפַר. See כפר ᴵᴵ. cp. Arab. kafara (= he denied). cp. also ‘Kaffir’ and ‘cafard’ in my CEDEL.]

כוץ to shrink, shrivel, contract.
    — Qal - כָּוַץ it shrank, contracted.
    — Niph. - נִכְוַץ it shrank, contracted.
    — Pi. - כִּוֵּץ he shrank (tr. v.).
    — Pu. - כֻּוַּץ was shrunk.
    — Hith. - הִתְכַּוֵּץ it shrank, contracted.
    — Hiph. - הִכְוִיץ he shrank (tr. v.). [Prob. related to the bases קבץ and קפץ ᴵᴵ. cp. קוץ ᴵⱽ.] Derivatives: כָּווּץ, כִּוּוּץ, כָּוִיץ, כְּוִיצָה, כְּוִּיצוּת, כֶּוֶץ, כַּוֶּצֶת, הִתְכַּוְּצוּת, מְבֻוָּץ.

כֶּֽוֶץ m.n. NH shrinkage. [From כוץ.]

כַּוֶּֽצֶת f.n. NH eclampsia (medicine). [Coined from כוץ (= to shrink), according to the pattern פַּעֶלֶת serving to form names of diseases. See e.g. אַדֶּמֶת.]

כור to be round. [Base of כִּיּוֹר, prob. also of כּוּר, כִּירַיִם, מְכוֹרָה, מְכוּרָה, possibly also of מְכֵרָה. Related to the bases כרר ᴵ and כרה ᴵ. cp. כיר.]

כּוּר m.n. melting pot, furnace (for melting metals). [Related to Aram.-Syr. כּוּרָא, Arab. kūr, Ethiop. kawer, Akka. kūru, kīru (= furnace), and to כִּירַיִם.]

כּוֹר, כֹּר m.n. a dry measure. [Together with Aram. כֹּר, Aram.-Syr. כּוֹרָא, prob. borrowed from Akka. kur(r)u, which itself is a loan word from Sumerian gur. Arab. kurr (= a dry measure) is a Syr. loan word. Gk. koros (= a dry measure) is borrowed from Heb. כֹּר. According to some scholars כֹּר derives from כרר (= was round), hence lit. means ‘a round vessel’.]

כּוֹרֶה m.n. digger, miner. [Subst. use of the part. of כָּרָה ᴵ. See כרה ᴵ.]

כּוֹרֵיאוֹגְרָף m.n. FW choreographer. [Compounded of Gk. choreus (= dance) and graphos, from graphein (= to write). The first element derives from choros (= dance in a ring, dance; chorus, choir), which derives from IE ĝher (= to seize, take, hold, close, envelop). See ‘chorus’ in my CEDEL. For the second element see ◌גְרָף. cp. כּוֹרֵיאוּס, כּוֹרָל.]

כּוֹרֵיאוֹגְרַפְיָה f.n. FW choreography. [Compounded of Gk. choreia (= dance) and graphia (= description of). See כּוֹרֵיאוֹגְרָף and ◌גְרַפְיָה.]

כּוֹרֵיאוּס m.n. FW trochee (prosody). [L., from Gk. choreios (= pertaining to a chorus), adj. used as a noun, from choros (= dance in a ring; chorus). See כּוֹרֵיאוֹגְרָף.]

כּוֹרֵךְ m.n. MH bookbinder. [Subst. use of the part. of כָּרַךְ (= he bound). See כרך.] Derivatives: כּוֹרְכוּת, כּוֹרְכָן.

כּוֹרְכוּת f.n. NH bookbinding. [Formed from כּוֹרֵךְ, with suff. ◌וּת.]

כּוֹרְכָן m.n. NH binder. [Formed from כּוֹרֵךְ with suff. ◌ָן.]

כּוֹרָל m.n. FW choral. [Ger. Choral, shortened from Choralgesang, translation of Med. L. cantus chorālis (= choral song), from L. cantus (= song) and Med. L. chorālis (= pertaining to the chorus), from L. chorus (= chorus), from Gk. choros (= dance in a ring, dance; chorus). See כּוֹרֵיאוֹגְרָף.]

כּוֹרָלִי adj. FW choral. [Formed from כּוֹרָל with suff. ◌ִי.]

כּוֹרֵם m.n. vine grower, vinedresser. [Denominated from כֶּרֶם.] Derivative: כּוֹרְמוּת.

כּוֹרְמוּת f.n. NH vine growing, viticulture. [Formed from כּוֹרֵם with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּוְּרָן m.n. NH beekeeper, apiarist. [Formed from כַּוֶּרֶת with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivative: כַּוְּרָנוּת.

כַּוְּרָנוּת f.n. NH beekeeping, apiculture. [Formed from כַּוְּרָן with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּוֶּֽרֶת f.n. PBH beehive. [Prob. a loan word from Pers. kawār, kuwār. Arab. kuwwārah is prob. borrowed from Aram. כַּוַּרְתָּא.] Derivatives: כַּוְּרָן, מִכְוֶרֶת.

כּוֹרֵת m.n. cutter. [Subst. use of the act. part. of כָּרַת. See כרת.]

כּוֹשׁ m.n. PBH spindle. [Of unknown origin.]

כּוּשִׁי adj. & n. 1 Ethiopian. PBH 2 Negro. [Formed from כּוּשׁ (= Ethiopia) with suff. ◌ִי.]

כּוֹשֵׁל adj. 1 weak, failing. PBH 2 being under legal disadvantage. NH 3 sinning unintentionally. NH 4 unsuccessful. [Part. of כָּשַׁל. See כשׁל.]

כּוֹשֶֽׁרֶת, כּוֹשָׁרָה f.n. (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 68:7 in the pl. and prob. meaning ‘prosperity’). [Prob. a derivative of כשׁר.]

כּוֹתֵב m.n. PBH 1 writer, scribe. 2 the pointed end of a pen or pencil. [Subst. use of the act. part. of כָּתַב. See כתב.] Derivative: כּוֹתְבָן.

כּוֹתְבָן m.n. PBH 1 writer, scribe. 2 calligrapher, scrivener. [Formed from כּוֹתֵב with suff. ◌ָן.]

כּוֹתֶֽבֶת f.n. PBH a dried date. [Of uncertain origin.]

כּוּתָח m.n. PBH sauce made of sour milk and salt. [From Pers. katah, from Turkish katyk (= something eaten additionally, something added), from katmak (= to add).]

כּוּתִי m.n. PBH Cuthean, Samaritan. [Formed from the town name כּוּת (= Cuth) with suff. ◌ִי.]

כּוֹתֶֽפֶת f.n. NH epaulette. [Formed from כָּתֵף (= shoulder).]

כּוֹתָר m.n. NH 1 headline (in newspaper), heading, caption. 2 title (of a book). [A secondary form of כּוֹתֶֽרֶת.]

כּוֹתֶֽרֶת f.n. 1 capital of a pillar (lit. ‘that which surrounds or crowns the top’). NH 2 corolla (botany). NH 3 headline (in a newspaper). [From כתר (= to surround, to crown).] Derivative: כּוֹתַרְתָּן. cp. כּוֹתָר.

כּוֹתַרְתָּן m.n. NH headliner. [Formed from כּוֹתֶרֶת with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

כּוֹתֵשׁ m.n. PBH a small mortar for pounding olives. [Subst. use of the act. part. of כָּתַשׁ (= he pounded). See כתשׁ.]

כזב to lie, to tell a lie.
    — Qal - כָּזַב 1 he lied, was a liar; PBH 2 it failed, dried up (said of a stream).
    — Niph. - נִכְזָב 1 was proved false, was made disappointed.
    — Pi. - כִּזֵּב 1 the lied, told to lie; 2 he became faithless; 3 it failed, dried up (said of a stream).
    — Pu. - כֻּזַּב (see מְכֻזָּב).
    — Hiph. - הִכְזִיב 1 he gave the lie to; NH 2 he disappointed.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְזַב was exposed as a liar, was confuted. [Aram.-Syr. כְּדַב, Arab. kadhaba (= he lied), TA kazābu (= to lie), kazbūtu (= a lie), Akka. kunzubu, kuzzubu (= to flatter).] Derivatives: כּוֹזֵב, כָּזָב, כַּזְּבָן, כִּזָּבוֹן, כִּזּוּב, אַכֽזָב, אַכְזָבָה, הַכְזָבָה, נִכְזָב.

כָּזָב m.n. lie, falsehood, deception; deceptive thing. [From כזב.]

כִּזָּבוֹן m.n. NH (pl. כִּזְבוֹנוֹת) a lie. [Formed from כזב with ◌וֹן, suff. forming abstract nouns.]

כִּזְּבּוּן m.n. NH lying, fibbing (colloq.). [Verbal n. of כִּזֽבֵּן, Pi. of כזבן.]

כַּזְּבָן m.n. PBH liar. [Formed from כִּזֵּב, Pi. of כָּזַב, with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivatives: כזבן, כַּזְּבָנוּת, כַּזְּבָנִי.

כזבן to lie.
    — Pi. - כִּזְבֵּן he lied; he fibbed (colloq.). [Back formation from כַּזְּבָן.]

כַּזְּבָנוּת f.n. MH lying, deceitfulness. [Formed from כַּזְּבָן with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּזְּבָנִי adj. NH lying, deceitful, mendacious. [Formed from כַּזְּבָן with suff. ◌ִי.]

כִּזּוּב m.n. NH lying. [Verbal n. of כִּזֵּב, Pi. of כזב.]

כזר base of אַכְזָר. [Aram. אִתְכְּזַר (= he was cruel), Syr. כְּזִרָיָא (= merciless).]

כֹּֽחַ ᴵ m.n. (pl. כֹּחוֹת) strength, power, force, vigor. [Prob. from base כוח. cp. Aram. כּוֹחָא (= strength, power). cp. also Arab. kaḥa (= he defeated), wakaha (= he battered down).] Derivatives: כֹּחִי, כֹּחָנִו.

כֹּֽחַ ᴵᴵ m.n. (pl. כֹּחִים) a kind of a lizard (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Lev. 11:30). [Of unknown origin.]

כחד to be hidden, to be effaced, be destroyed.
    — Niph. - נִכְחַד 1 was hidden, was concealed; 2 was effaced, was destroyed.
    — Pi. - כִּחֵד he hid, concealed.
    — Hiph. - הִכְחִיד 1 he hid, concealed; 2 he destroyed, annihilated.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְחַד was destroyed, was annihilated. [Aram. אִתְכַּחַד (= was effaced, was destroyed), Syr. אֶתְכַּחַד (= stood in awe, revered, was ashamed), Ethiop. kaḥada (= he denied, apostatized), Arab. jaḥada (= he denied).] Derivatives: כַּחַד, כִּחוּד, הַכְחָדָה, נִכְחָד.

כַּֽחַד m.n. MH concealing (poetically). [From כחד.]

כחה to clear the throat, expectorate.
    — Qal - כָּחָה he cleared the throat, expectorated. [Of imitative origin. cp. the bases כחח, כיח.]

כִּחוּד m.n. MH concealing, concealment. [Verbal n. of כִּחֵד (= he hid, concealed), Pi. of כחד.]

כָּחוּל adj. PBH painted with powder (said of the eyelids). [Pass. part. of כחל.]

כְּחוֹל m.n. PBH 1 powder used for painting the eyelids. NH 2 the blue color, azure. [From כחל.]

כָּחוּשׁ adj. PBH lean, thin, meager. [Pass. part. of כָּחַשׁ. See כחשׁ ᴵ.] Derivative: כְּחִישׁוּת.

כִּחוּשׁ m.n. MH denial. [Verbal n. of כִּחֵשׁ (= he denied). See כחשׁ ᴵᴵ.]

כְּחוּשׁ m.n. MH leanness, thinness. [From כחשׁ ᴵ.]

כחח to clear the throat, expectorate.
    — Qal - כָּחַח he cleared the throat, expectorated. [Of imitative origin. cp. the bases כחה, כיח, כחכח.]

כֹּחִי adj. MH 1 strong, vigorous. 2 potential. [Formed from כֹּחַ ᴵ with suff. ◌ִי. cp. כֹּחָנִי.] Derivative: כֹּחִיּוּת.

כֹּחִיּוּת f.n. MH 1 strength, vigor. 2 potentiality. [Formed from כֹּחִי with suff. ◌וּת. cp. כֹּחָנִיּוּת.]

כְּחִילָה f.n. MH 1 painting the eyelids with powder. NH 2 painting blue. [Verbal n. of כָּחַל. See כחל and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּחִילוּת f.n. NH blue color. [From כחל. For the ending see suff. ◌וּת.]

כְּחִישָׁה ᴵ f.n. PBH leanness, thinness. [Verbal n. of כָּחַשׁ. See כחשׁ ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּחִישָׁה ᴵᴵ f.n. MH denial. [From כחשׁ ᴵᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

כְּחִישׁוּת f.n. MH leanness, thinness. [Formed from כָּחוּשׁ with suff. ◌וּת. cp. Aram. כְּחִישׁוּתָא.]

כִּחְכְּוּחַ m.n. NH clearing the throat, expectoration. [Verbal n. of כִּחְכַּח. See כחכח.]

כחכח to clear the throat, expectorate.
    — Pilp. - כִּחְכַּח he cleared the throat, expectorated. [Formed from כחח or כיח with reduplication.] Derivative: כִּחְכּוּחַ.

כחל to paint the eyelids with antimony; to paint blue.
    — Qal - כָּחַל he painted the eyelids with antimony, painted the eyelids blue (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 23:40 in the form כָּחַלְתָּ).
    — Pi. - כִּחֵל he painted with antimony, painted blue.
    — Pu. - כֻּחַל was painted with antimony, was painted blue.
    — Hiph. - הִכְחִיל 1 was blue; 2 became blue; 3 he painted blue.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְחַל was painted blue. [Aram.-Syr. כְּחַל, Arab. kaḥala, Ethiop. kaḥala (= he painted the eyelids with antimony). These verbs are prob. denominated. cp. Aram. כֻּחְלָא, Syr. כּוּחְלָא, Arab. kuḥl, Ethiop. keḥl (= antimony). Akka. guhlu (= antimony), is prob. a Sem. loan word. cp. כֹּהַל.] Derivatives: הַכְחָלָה, כָּחָל ᴵ, כָּחָל ᴵᴵ, כֹּחַל, כָּחֹל, כַּחְלִיל, כַּחֶלֶת, כְּחֵלֶת, מִכְחוֹל. cp. אַלְכּוֹהוֹל.

כָּחָל ᴵ, כֹּֽחַל m.n. PBH antimony (used for painting the eyelids). [From כחל.]

כָּחָל ᴵᴵ m.n. NH Coracias garrula (name of a bird). [From כָּחֹל; so called in allusion to its color.]

כָּחֹל adj. PBH blue. [From כחל.] Derivatives: כָּחָל ᴵᴵ, כַּחְלוּלִי, כַּחְלוּת, כְּחַלְחַל.

כְּחָל m.n. PBH udder. [Of unknown origin.]

כַּחְלוּלִי adj. NH bluish. [Formed from כָּחֹל through reduplication of the third radical.] Derivative: כַּחְלוּלִית.

כַּחְלוּלִית f.n. NH bluishness. [Formed from כַּחְלוּלִי with suff. ◌ִית.]

כַּחְלוּת f.n. NH blue color. [Formed from כָּחֹל with suff. ◌וּת.]

כְּחַלְחַל adj. NH bluish. [Formed from כָּחֹל on the analogy of אֲדַמְדַם (= reddish) from אָדֹם (= red), and יְרַקְרַק (= greenish) from יָרֹק (= green).] Derivatives: כְּחַלְחֲלּוּת, כְּחַלְחֹלֶת.

כְּחַלְחַלּוּת f.n. NH bluishness. [Formed from כְּחַלְחַל with suff. ◌וּת.]

כְּחַלְחֹֽלֶת f.n. NH bluish color. [Formed from כְּחַלְחַל with suff. ◌ֶת.]

כַּחְלִיל m.n. NH bluish color. [Formed from כחל through reduplication of the third radical.] Derivatives: כַּחְלִילוּת, כַּחְלִילִי.

כַּחְלִילוּת f.n. NH bluishness. [Formed from כַּחְלִיל with suff. ◌וּת.]

כַּחְלִילִי adj. bluish. [Formed from כַּחְלִיל with suff. ◌ִי.]

כְּחֵֽלֶת f.n. NH the blue color, blue. [Formed from כחל on the analogy of תְּכֵלֶת (= blue).]

כַּחֶֽלֶת f.n. NH cyanosis (medicine). [Coined from כָּחוֹל (= blue) on the analogy of the scientific name, which derives from Gk. kyanos (= the dark blue color), according to the pattern פַּעֶלֶת serving to form names of diseases. See e.g. אַדֶּמֶת.]

כֹּחָנִי adj. MH 1 strong, vigorous. 2 potential. [Formed from כֹּחַ ᴵ with suff. ◌ָני. cp. כֹּחִי.] Derivative: כֹּחָנִיּוּת

כֹּחָנִיוּת f.n. MH 1 strength, vigor. 2 potentiality. [Formed from כֹּחָנִי with suff. ◌וּת. cp. כֹּחִיּוּת.]

כחשׁ ᴵ to become lean.
    — Qal - כָּחַשׁ became lean, was reduced.
    — Niph. - נִכְחַשׁ became lean.
    — Hiph. - הִכְחִישׁ 1 became lean; 2 he made lean.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְחַשׁ was made lean. [Aram. כְּחַשׁ (= he grew lean), אַכְחֵשׁ (= he reduced, weakened). cp. כחשׁ ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: כָּחוּשׁ, כְּחִישָׁה ᴵ, כַּחַשׁ ᴵ, הַכְחָשָׁה ᴵ.

כחשׁ ᴵᴵ to deceive, deny, disappoint.
    — Pi. - כִּחֵשׁ 1 he deceived; 2 he denied; 3 he disappointed.
    — Pu. - כֻּחַשׁ 1 was deceived; 2 was denied.
    — Niph. - נִכְחַשׁ he cringed (the lit. meaning prob. is ‘he acted deceptively by feigning obedience’).
    — Hiph. - הִתְכַּחֵשׁ 1 he cringed; NH 2 he estranged himself.
    — Hiph. - הִכְחִישׁ NH 1 he declared false, denied; 2 he contradicted.
    — Hoph. - הֻכְחַשׁ PBH 1 he was given the lie, was contradicted; NH 2 was declared false. [Aram. אַכְחֵשׁ (= he contradicted), Ugar. tkḥ (of s.m.). Perhaps sense enlargement of כחשׁ ᴵ.] Derivatives: כְּחִישָׁה ᴵᴵ, כַּחַשׁ ᴵᴵ, כֶּחָשׁ, הֶכְחֵשׁ, הַכְחָשָׁה, הִתְכַּחֲשׁוּת, מֻכְחָשׁ.

כַּֽחַשׁ ᴵ m.n. MH leanness. [From כחשׁ ᴵ. cp. Aram. כַּחְשָׁא (= leanness).]

כַּחַשׁ ᴵᴵ m.n. lie, deceit. [From כחשׁ ᴵᴵ.]

כֶּחָשׁ m.n. lying, false (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 30:9). [From כחש ᴵᴵ.]

כִּי ᴵ conj. 1 that. 2 because. 3 when, while, as. 4 if, in case. 5 although, though. [כִּי was orig. a demonstrative pron. meaning ‘thus’, ‘therefore’, ‘then’. It is related to Phoen. כ, Moabite כי, Punic כא, כה, כע, Aram. כִּי (= as, like), Ugar. k (= as, when, that), Akka. kī (= as, like), prob. also to Arab. kay (= that, in order that), Syr. כַּי (= then). See prefix כְּ◌ and כֹּה.]

כִּי ᴵᴵ m.n. (pl. כִּיִּים) burning, branding (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 3:24). [From כוה (= to burn).]

כַּיָאוּת adv. NH properly, fairly. [Formed from יָאוּת with pref. כְּ◌.]

כִּיאַזְם m.n. FW chiasmus [Modern L. chiasmus, from Gk. chiasmos (= a placing crosswise), from chiazein (= to write the letter x), from chei, chi (= name of the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet). cp. כִּיּוּת.]

כֵּיב m.n. NH ulcer. [From Aram. כֵּיבָא (= pain), which is related to Heb. כְּאֵב, of s.m. (q.v.). The form כִּיב, given by most lexicographers, is wrong. Since כיב derives from Aram. כֵּיבָא, which is related to Heb. כְּאֵב, its punctuation must be כֵּיב. The same applies to the adj. כיבי, which must be punctuated כֵּיבִי.] Derivatives: כיב, כֵּיבִי.

כיב to cause pain.
    — Pi. - כִּיֵּב he caused pain. [Denominated from כֵּיב. cp. Aram. כַּיָּב (= he caused pain).] Derivative: כִּיּוּב.

כֵּיבִי adj. NH ulcerous, ulcerated. [Formed from כֵּיב with suff. ◌ִי.]

כִּיד m.n. misfortune, calamity (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 21:20). [Related to Arab. kayd (= war).]

כִּידוֹד m.n. spark (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 41:11 in the c. st. pl.). [From כיד (= to emit fire), which is related to Arab. kāda (= it emitted fire). cp. יְדוֹד.]

כִּידוֹן m.n. 1 spear, javelin, dart. NH 2 bayonet. [Prob. related to Arab. kadda, Ethiop. kedda (= he thrust).] Derivatives: כדן ᴵᴵ, כִּידוֹנִי.

כִּידוֹנִי adj. NH piercing, sharp. [Formed from כִּידוֹן with suff. ◌ִי.]

כִּידוֹר m.n. onset, assault (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Job 15:24). [Prob. related to Syr. כּוּדְרָא (= bird of prey), and to Arab. inkadara (= it rushed down — said of a hawk).]

כִּיּוּב m.n. NH helcosis (medicine). [Verbal n. of כִּיֵּב, Pi. of כיב.]

כִּיּוּל m.n. NH 1 measurement. 2 calibration. [Verbal n. of כִּיֵּל (= he measured), Pi. of כול.]

כִּיּוּן m.n. the planet Saturn. [From Akka. kaymānu, kaywānu, whence also Syr. כֶּאוָן, Arab. and Pers. kaywan (= the planet Saturn). כִּיּוּן was vocalized after שִׁקּוּץ (= abomination). Akka. kaymānu prob. derives from base כום for קום (= to stand).]

כֵּיוָן, כֵּוָן adv. PBH directly, exactly. [From כון ᴵᴵ.]

כִּיּוּס m.n. NH pickpocketing. [Verbal n. of כִּיֵּס. See כיס.]

כִּיּוֹר m.n. (pl. כִּיּוֹרִים, also כִּיּוֹרוֹת) 1 pot, basin. 2 washstand. 3 platform. [From כור (= to be round).]