ק The nineteenth letter of the Heb. alphabet. The name of the letter, קוֹף or קוּף (‘koph’, ‘kuph’), means lit. ‘eye of a needle’; so called in allusion to the ancient Heb. form of this letter. In PBH it has the numerical value of one hundred. ק alternates with ג, ח and כ (see the introductory entries to these letters). cp. e.g. Mand. גטאר (= to bind), with Aram.–Syr. קֽטַר, and Heb. קָשַׁר (= he bound, tied). For the rare interchangeability of ק and צ see the introductory entry to letter צ.

קָ◌ pref. see קָא.

קָא (often shortened into the pref. קָ◌) part. use to form the pres. tense, as in קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן (= he teaches us, lets us know), מַאי קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן (= what does he teach us?; What does he let us know?), הָכֵי קָאָמַר (= so he says; this is what he says). [Aram., short for קָאֵי, which itself is short for קָאֵם, part. of קוּם (= to stand). See קום and cp. קָאֵי.]

קִא m.n. what is vomited up, vomit (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Pr. 26:11). [A collateral form of קִיא.]

קָאדִי m.n. FW (pl. קָאדִים) cadi. [Fren. cadi, from Arab. qāḍi (= judge), properly part. qaḍā(y) (= he decided), which is related to Heb. קָצִין (= judge, prince, leader).]

קָאוֹלִין m.n. FW kaolin. [Fren. kaolin, from Chinese kao-ling (= lit.: ‘high hill’), so called from the name of the place where it was first found.]

קָאוּצ׳וּק m.n. FW caoutchouc. [Fren. caoutchouc, a Tupi loan word, (prob. through the medium of Sp. caucho).]

קָאֵי PBH standing (part.), in the sentence כִּי קָאֵי רַבִּי בְּהָא מַסֶּכְתָּא, לָא תְשַׁיְלֵי בֽמַסֶּכְתָּא אַחֲרִיתִי, ‘When Rabbi is occupied (lit.: is standing) in one tractate, do not ask him about a matter dealt with in another tractate’. [Aram., short for קָאֵם. See קָא.]

קָאָק m.n. MH jackdaw, Corvus monedula (kind of a bird). [Prob. formed from Aram. קָאְקָא (= goose), which, together with Arab. qāq (= raven), is prob. of imitative origin.]

קָאָת m.n. (pl. קְאָתוֹת, also קָאוֹת) a word usually rendered by ‘pelican’, but according to some scholars it is identical with the bird ‘Athene noctus lilith’. [If it means ‘pelican’ it is a derivative of the base קיא (= to vomit). According to the rendering ‘Athene noctus lilith’, קָאָת is prob. a word of imitative origin. cp. קִיק ᴵᴵ.]

קַב ᴵ m.n. (pl. קַבִּים, dual קַבַּיִם) ‘kab’ (a measure of capacity). [Related to Aram.–Syr. קַבָּא, Arab. qabb (of s.m.). All these words possibly derive from קבב ᴵ (= to hollow out, make a hole, to vault). Gk. kabos (= a commeasure) is a Heb. loan word. cp. קַב ᴵᴵ and the second element in תַּרֽקַב.]

קַב ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH (dual קַבַּיִם) wooden leg, crutch. [Prob. derived from קבב ᴵᴵ and lit. meaning ‘a piece of wood hollowed out’, hence of the same origin, as קַב ᴵ.] Derivative: קבה.

קבב ᴵ to utter a curse, curse.
    — Qal - קָבַב, קַב he uttered a curse against, cursed. [Perhaps related to נקב ᴵ (= to pierce). For sense development cp. Arab. naqara (= he pierced, hollowed out; he reviled, maligned). Some scholars connect it with Ethiop. qaba (= he despised). cp. נקב ᴵᴵᴵ.] Derivative: קַבָּה.

קבב ᴵᴵ to be bent, crooked; to hollow out; to vault.
    — Pi. - קִבֵּב he vaulted.
    — Pu. - קֻבַּב was vaulted. [Arab. qabba (= was vaulted). Prob. related to גבב.] Derivatives: קֻבָּה, קָבוּב, קִבּוּב, prob. also קַב ᴵ and קַב ᴵᴵ.

קבה to make a wooden leg.
    — Pi. - קִבָּה he made a wooden leg. [Denominated from קַב ᴵᴵ.]

קֵבָה f.n. 1 stomach, maw. NH 2 digestion. [Related to Aram. קֵבְתָא, qiba, qibba. Of uncertain etymology; possibly connected with יֶקֶב (= wine vat, winepress), Arab. waqb (= hollow, cavity); see יֶקֶב. cp. קֳבָה.]

קֳבָה f.n. womb, female pudenda (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Num. 25:8 in the form קֳבָתָהּ). [Perhaps derived from נקב ᴵ, but more prob. identical with קֵבָה.]

קֻבָּה f.n. 1 vaulted tent. PBH 2 tent of prostitution. PBH 2 dome. [From קבב ᴵᴵ, whence also Aram. קוּבְתָא (= vault), Syr. קֽבָבָא (= vault, dome), קוּבֽתָא (= vaulted tent), Arab. qubba (= cupola, dome), whence Sp. alcoba, Fren. alcôve, Eng. alcove, etc.), Akka. qabābu (= shield). For the ending of קֻבָּה see first suff. ◌ָה. cp. ‘alcove’ in my CEDEL.]

קַבָּה f.n. PBH curse. [From קבב ᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

קָבוּב adj. MH vaulted. [Pass. part. of קָבַב; see קבב ᴵᴵ.]

קִבּוּב m.n. MH vault, vaulting. [From קבב ᴵᴵ.]

קָבוֹט m.n. PBH pot for pickling and preserving. [Gk. kibetion (= box), dimin. of kibetos (= box, chest), which is related to kibesis (= pouch, wallet). These words are of unknown, prob. of foreign, origin. Syr. יבוּתָא[[illegible]] and Modern Pers. kēbūt (= box, chess[[illegible]] are also Greek loan words.]

קִבּוּל m.n. PBH 1 receiving, reception. 2 accepting, acceptance. [Verbal n. of קִבֵּל, Pi. of קבל ᴵ.] Derivatives: קִבּוּלִי, קִבּוּלִית.

קִבּוּלִי adj. MH receptive. [Formed from קִבּוּל with suff. ◌ִי.]

קִבּוּלִית f.n. NH jerrycan. [Formed from קִבּוּל with suff. ◌ִית.]

קָבֽוּעַ adj. PBH 1 fixed. PBH 2 constant, permanent. NH 3 definite. [Pass. part. of קָבַע. See קבע ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: קֽבִיעוּת.

קִבּֽוּעַ m.n. MH fixing, fixture. [Verbal n. of קַבַּע, Pi. of קבע ᴵᴵ.]

קִבּוּץ ᴵ m.n. 1 a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 57:13 in the form קִבּוּצַיִךְ, which prob. means ‘thy assemblage (of idols)’. PBH 2 gathering, company, community. MH 3 plural. NH 4 ‘kibbutz’ — a collective settlement in Israel. [Verbal n. of קִבֵּץ, Pi. of קבץ. cp. קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: קִבּוּצַאי, קִבּוּצִי, קִבּוּצָנוּת.

קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ m.n. (also MH קֻבּוּץ) ‘kibbutz’, ‘kubbuts’ (the vowel ◌ֻ in Heb. grammar). [Formed from קִבֵּץ see קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ; short for קִבּוּץ שְׂפָתַיִם (= a gathering of the lips), and so called because in order to pronounce the sound represented by the קִבּוּץ, i.e. u, the lips must be brought near to each other.] Derivative: קָבוּץ.

קֻבּוּץ see קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ.

קָבוּץ adj. NH marked or voweled with a ‘kubbuts’. [From קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ or קֻבּוּץ.]

קִבּוּצַאי m.n. NH member of a ‘kibbutz’. [Formed from קִבּוּץ ᴵ with suff. ◌ַאי.]

קְבוּצָה f.n. 1 gathering (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 22:20). NH 2 group, assembly. NH 3 ‘kevutzah’ (a cooperative settlement group in Israel). [From קבץ ᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.] Derivative: קְבוּצָתִי.

קִבּוּצִי adj. MH 1 collective, common. NH 2 of, or pertaining to, a ‘kibbutz’. [Formed from קִבּוּץ ᴵ with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: קִבּוּצִיּוּת.

קִבּוּצִיּוּת f.n. NH collectivity. [Formed from קִבּוּצִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קִבּוּצָנוּת f.n. NH collectivism. [Formed from קִבּוּץ with suff. ◌ָנוּת.]

קְבוּצָתִי adj. NH collective, group (adj.). [Formed from קְבוּצָה with suff. ◌ִי.]

קָבוּר adj. buried. [Pass. part. of קָבַר. See קבר.]

קָבוֹר m.n. PBH (pl. קָבוֹרָאֵי) gravedigger. [From קבר.]

קְבוּרָה f.n. 1 burial. 2 tomb. [From קבר. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

קֻבִּיָּה f.n. NH 1 cube. 2 dice. [From Gk. kybos (= cube, cubical die), which is prob. of Sem. origin. cp. Arab. ka‘b (= cube), ka‘ba (= square house); see ‘Kaaba’ in my CEDEL. The y in Gk. kybos is equivalent to Sem. ayin (represented by the sign ‘). cp. קוּבְיָא.] Derivative: קֻבִּיזְם.

קָבִיָּה f.n. NH guinea pig. [Hebraized from Fren. cobaye, from Modern L. cobaya (Linné), which was borrowed from an American language.]

קֻבִּיזְם m.n. FW cubism. [Fren. cubisme, coined by the French art critic Louis Vauxcelles on the basis of a remark made by the French painter Henri Matisse (1869–1954) before a landscape exhibited by Georges Braque (1882–1963) in the Autumn Salon of 1908. On that occasion Matisse spoke of the ‘small cubes’ (‘ petits cubes’) characterizing the painting of Braque. This remark induced Vauxcelles to form the word cubisme.]

קָבִיל adj. NH acceptable. [Coined from קבל ᴵ (= to receive; to accept), according to the pattern פָּעִיל, which is used in NH to form adjectives denoting capability or fitness.] Derivative: קְבִילוּת.

קְבִילָה f.n. MH complaint, grumble, grumbling, protest. [Formed from קבל ᴵᴵ with first suff. ◌ָה. cp. קוּבֽלָנָה.]

קְבִילוּת f.n. acceptability. [Formed from קָבִיל with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַבִּינֶט m.n. FW cabinet. [Fren. cabinet, whence also Eng. cabinet, It. gabinetto, dimin. formed from cabine (= cabin), a word of uncertain origin.]

קָבִֽיעַ m.n. NH attachment. [From קבע ᴵᴵ.]

קְבִיעָה ᴵ f.n. MH robbing. [Verbal n. of קָבַע. See קבע ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְבִיעָה ᴵᴵ f.n. MH 1 definitiveness. 2 fixing, appointing. 3 determining, determination. [Verbal n. of קָבַע. See קבע ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְבִיעוּת f.n. MH 1 steadiness, constancy. NH 2 permanence. [Formed from קָבוּעַ with suff. ◌וּת.]

קְבִיצָה f.n. PBH gathering, collecting, collection. [Verbal n. of קָבַץ. See קבץ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְבִירָה f.n. PBH burying, burial. [Verbal n. of קָבַר. See קבר and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קֵבִית f.n. NH ventricle (anatomy and zoology). [Formed from קֵבָה with dimin. suff. ◌ִית.]

קבל ᴵ to be opposite (from this orig. meaning developed the meanings ‘to go, to meet, encounter; to take that which is opposite; to take over; to receive’).
    — Pi. - קִבֵּל 1 he received, accepted, took; PBH 2 he took on lease, rented; NH 3 he was affected with (colloq.).
    — Pu. - קֻבַּל was received, was accepted.
    — Nith. - הִתְקַבֵּל, נִתְקַבֵּל 1 was received, was accepted; 2 was put into.
    — Hiph. - הִקֽבִּיל 1 was opposite, corresponded; MH 2 was parallel; NH 3 he placed opposite, placed parallel, drew a parallel between, compared.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְבַּל was placed opposite, was compared. [BAram. לָקֳבֵל, JAram. קְבֵל, לִקְבֵל (= in front, before), Syr. מֶן קֽבוֹל (= opposite); whence Aram.–Syr., also BAram. קַבֵּל, Heb. קִבֵּל, ‘he received, accepted’), Arab. qabila (= he received, accepted), OSArab. קבל (= to receive, accept), Ethiop. qabala (= he went to meet, encountered), Akka. qablu (= battle; middle of the body, middle). However, according to some scholars Akka. qablu in the meaning ‘middle’ is related to קֽרָב (= battle). According to other scholars Akka. qablu in the meaning ‘middle’ is related to Arab. qalb (= heart; see קֶרֶב). For the sense development of base קבל ᴵ cp. Akka. maḫāru (= he received) from maḫar (= before). cp. קבל ᴵᴵ.] Derivatives: קַבָּל, קֹבֶל ᴵ, קֳבָל, קַבָּלָה ᴵ, קַבָּלוּת, קַבּֽלָן, קִבֹּלֶת, קִבּוּל, קָבִיל, הַקֽבָּלָה, הִתֽקַבְּלוּת, מֽקַבֵּל, מַקֽבִּיל, מְקֻבָּל, הֶקְבֵּל, תַּקְבּוּל, תִּקְבֹּלֶת.

קבל ᴵᴵ to cry out, complain.
    — Qal - קָבַל he cried out, complained. [Aram. קְבַל (= he cried out, complained). This base prob. meant lit. ‘to shout, cry’, and stands for קָוַל, from קוֹל (= voice). cp. Arab. qāwala (= he disputed, argued), from qaul (= voice), and Syr. קַבָּלָא (= preacher). For the interchangeability of ב and ו cp. שֹׁבֶל and שׁוּל. For the sense development of base קבל ᴵᴵ cp. Aram. פְּגַן, Syr. בּֽגַן (= he cried), whence NH הִבְגִּין, הִפֽגִין (= he made a demonstration).] Derivatives: קְבִילָה, קֹבֶל ᴵᴵ, קֽבָלָה, קוּבֽלָנָה, קוֹבְלָנִי.

קַבָּל m.n. PBH 1 contractor. NH 2 condenser (electricity). [Nomen opificis formed from קִבֵּל, Pi. of קבל ᴵ. cp. קַבְּלָן.] Derivative: קַבָּלוּת.

קֹֽבֶל ᴵ m.n. battering ram (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 26:9). [Derived from קבל ᴵ and lit. meaning ‘that which stands before’. See קֳבָל.]

קֹֽבֶל ᴵᴵ m.n. NH complaint. [From קבל ᴵᴵ.]

קֲבָל prep. in front of, before (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Kin. II 15:10 in the phrase קֲבָל־צָם, ‘before the people, publicly’). [Prob. c. st. of the noun קֹבֶל ᴵ, meaning ‘face, front’. Related to BAram. לָקֳבֵל (= in front of; lit.: ‘in the face of’), from the noun קֳבֵל (= face), Syr. קוּבְלָא (= face; whence the prep. ‘opposite, corresponding’), JAram. קִבֵל, לִקְבֵל (= in front, before), Syr. מֶן קֽבוֹל (= opposite). See קבל ᴵ.]

קַבָּלָה ᴵ f.n. PBH 1 receiving, accepting. MH 2 receipt. NH 3 reception. MH 4 oral tradition. 5 the Books of the Prophets and the Hagiographa. [Verbal n. of קִבֵּל, Pi. of קבל ᴵ. cp. קַבָּלָה ᴵᴵ.]

קַבָּלָה ᴵᴵ f.n. MH ‘kabbalah’ (Jewish mysticism). [Special sense of קַבָּלָה ᴵ.]

קְבָלָה f.n. PBH complaint. [Verbal n. of קָבַל. See קבל ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קַבָּלוּת f.n. PBH contracting, contractorship. [Formed from קַבָּל with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַבָּלִי adj. NH ‘kabbalistic’. [Formed from קַבָּלָה ᴵᴵ with suff. ◌ִי.]

קַבְּלָן m.n. PBH 1 contractor. 2 one who assumes a monetary obligation. [Formed from קִבֵּל, Pi. of קבל ᴵ, with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivatives: קַבְּלָנוּת, קַבְּלָנִי.

קֻבְלָנָה see קוּבְלָנָה.

קַבְּלָנוּת f.n. PBH contractorship. [Formed from קַבְּלָן with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַבְּלָנִי adj. NH pertaining to a contractor or a contract. [Formed from קַבְּלָן with suff. ◌ִי.]

קִבֹּֽלֶת f.n. PBH 1 undertaking. NH 2 capacity. [Formed from קִבֵּל, Pi. of קבל ᴵ, with suff. ◌ֶת.]

קֶֽבֶס m.n. NH disgust, loathing. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) from the stem of Aram. קַבֵּס (= he caused vomiting; he disgusted), which is of uncertain origin. cp. קִבֹּסֶת and קְבַסֽתָּן.]

קבס to disgust, to cause vomiting.
    — Pi. - קִבֵּס he caused vomiting, he disgusted, he nauseated. [Denominated from קֶבֶס.]

קִבֹּֽסֶת f.n. PBH a word of uncertain meaning; usually rendered by ‘repression’, or ‘deceit’. [Of uncertain origin; possibly related to Aram. קַבֵּס. See קֶבֶס and suff. ◌ֶת.]

קְבַסְתָּן m.n. PBH a word of uncertain meaning; usually rendered by ‘disgusting person’ or ‘bore’. [Of uncertain origin; possibly related to Aram. קַבֵּס. See קֶבֶס and suff. ◌תָּן.] Derivative: קֽבַסֽתָּנִי.

קְבַסְתָּנִי adj. NH disgusting, boring. [Formed from קֽבַסֽתָּן with adj. suff. ◌ִי.]

קבע ᴵ to rob, deceive.
    — Qal - קָבַע he robbed, deceived. [Aram.–Syr. קֽבַע (of s.m.). Of uncertain origin. According to some scholars related to Arab. qabaḍa (= he robbed of, took from). Others see in קבע ᴵ a metathesis form of עקב ᴵ.] Derivatives: קֽבִיעָה ᴵ, קַבֽעָן.

קבע ᴵᴵ to insert, drive in, fix; to appoint, establish.
    — Qal - קָבַע 1 he inserted, drove in, fixed; 2 he appointed, established.
    — Niph. - נִקְבַּע 1 was inserted, was driven in, was fixed; 2 was appointed, was established.
    — Pu. - קֻבַּע (of s.m.).
    — Hiph. - הִקֽבִּיעַ he fixed firmly.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְבַּע was firmly fixed. [Aram.–Syr. קְבַע (= he fastened, fixed, drove in; he set up, made firm), related to קבץ.] Derivatives: קֶבַע, קָבוּעַ, קִבּוּעַ, קָבִיעַ, קְבִיעָה ᴵᴵ, קִבָּעוֹן, הִקָּבְעוּת, מִקְבָּע.

קֶֽבַע m.n. PBH 1 appointment. 2 permanency. 3 regularity. [From קבע ᴵᴵ.]

קִבָּעוֹן m.n. NH (pl. קִבְעוֹנוֹת) permanent feature, fixation. [Formed from קבע ᴵᴵ with ◌וֹן, suff. forming abstract nouns.]

קַבְעָן m.n. PBH man of violence, robber. [Aram., from קֽבַע. See קבע ᴵ and agential suff. ◌ָן.]

קֻבַּֽעַת f.n. cup (in the Bible occurring only Is. 51:17 and 22). [According to most commentators meaning ‘cup’; according to others the meaning is ‘sediment, dregs’. Related to Akka. qabūtu (= cup), Ugar. qb‘t (= drinking vessel), Syr. קוּבְעָא and Arab. qab‘a (= sheath of a flower of fruit), and (according to some scholars) to Arab. qa‘b (= cup of wood). It is also related to קוֹבַע (= helmet), and to גָּבִיעַ (= cup).]

קבץ to collect, gather, assemble, store.
    — Qal - קָבַץ he collected, gathered, assembled, stored.
    — Niph. - נִקְבַּץ was collected, was gathered, was assembled.
    — Pi. - קִבֵּץ 1 he collected, gathered, assembled, stored; NH 2 he made folds (in a dress).
    — Pu. - קֻבַּץ 1 was collected, was gathered, was assembled, was stored; 2 was pleated.
    — Hith. - הִתְקַבֵּץ MH 1 was collected, was gathered, was assembled; MH 2 met in the same orbit (astronomy); NH 3 was heaped. [Related to Arab. qabaḍa (= he seized, took grasp, clasped, clutched), Aram. קְבַץ (= he fixed, fastened, he nailed; he set up), Syr. קֽבַץ (= to harvest), Ethiop. qabṣa (= contracted), to base קבע ᴵᴵ and also to bases כוץ, קפץ and קמץ ᴵ.] Derivatives: קֹבֶץ, קֶבֶץ, קַבְּצָן, קִבּוּץ ᴵ, קִבּוּץ ᴵᴵ, קֻבּוּץ, קָבוּץ, קְבוּצָה, קְבִיצָה, הַקְבָּצָה, הִקָּבְצוּת, הִתְקַבְּצוּת, מִקְבָּץ, מְקֻבָּץ.

קֹֽבֶץ m.n. MH collection, compilation. [From קבץ.]

קֶֽבֶץ m.n. PBH joint. [From קבץ.]

קַבְּצָן m.n. NH 1 beggar. 2 a poor man. [Formed from קִבֵּץ (= he collected, gathered), Pi. of קבץ, with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivatives: קַבְּצָנוּת, קַבּֽצָנִי.

קַבְּצָנוּת f.n. NH 1 beggarliness. 2 poverty. [Formed from קַבּֽצָן with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַבְּצָנִי adj. NH beggarly. [Formed from קַבְּצָן with suff. ◌ִי.]

קַבְקַב m.n. MH (dual קַבְקַבַּיִם, pl. קַבֽקַבִּים) wooden shoe, sabot. [From Arab. qabqāb (= wooden clog). cp. כַּפְכַּף.]

קבר to bury.
    — Qal - קָבַר he buried.
    — Niph. - נִקֽבַּר was buried.
    — Pi. - קִבֵּר he buried.
    — Pu. - קֻבַּר was buried (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Gen. 25:10).
    — Hoph. - הֻקְבַּר was buried. [Aram.–Syr. קֽבַר, Arab. qabara (= he buried), Nab. קבר, Akka. qibīru (= to bury).] Derivatives: קֶבֶר, קַבָּר, קִבֽרָה, קַבְּרָן, קָבוּר, קֽבוּרָה, קְבִירָה, הִקָּבְרוּת, מְקֻבָּר.

קֶֽבֶר m.n. (pl. קֽבָרִים, also קֽבָרוֹת) 1 grave, tomb. PBH 2 womb, uterus. MH 3 tombstone. [From קבר. cp. Aram. קִבְרָא, Syr. קַבְרָא, Palm. and Nab. קברא (= grave, tomb). cp. the first element in קְבַרְנוּן (a kind of a fish).]

קַבָּר m.n. NH gravedigger, sexton. [Nomen opificis formed from קִבֵּר (= he buried), Pi. of קבר according to the pattern פַּעָל.]

קִבָּר m.n. PBH coarse meal. [From L. cibārius, scil. pānis (= bread from coarse meal), from cibus (= food), which is of uncertain origin.]

קִבְרָה f.n. MH grave, tomb. [A secondary form of קֶבֶר. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

קַבָּרֶט m.n. FW cabaret. [From Dutch cabret, which is related to Fren. chambre (= room), from L. camera (= vault, arched roof, arch), from Gk. kamara, which is cogn. with L. camur, camurus (= curved), from IE base * qam-, *qem- (= to bend, vault). See ‘camera’ in my CEDEL.]

קַבְּרָן m.n. MH gravedigger, sexton. [Formed from קִבֵּר (= he buried), Pi. of קבר, with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

קְבַרְנוּן m.n. NH gudgeon (a fish). [Aram. קְבַרֽנוּנָא (= lit.: ‘grave-fish’), from קִבְרָא (= grave), and נוּנָא (= fish), see קֶבֶר and נוּן.]

קַבַּרְנִיט m.n. PBH 1 steersman, pilot, captain (of a ship). NH 2 aircraft pilot. [Gk. kybernetes (= steersman), from kybernan (= to steer, guide, govern), whence L. gubernāre (of s.m.). Of uncertain origin. cp. קִיבֶּרֽנֶטִיקָה.]

קִבֹּֽרֶת f.n. PBH biceps. [Related to Aram.–Syr. קַבּוּרָא (= heaps), Syr. קְבָרָא (= a ball of thread), קוּבְרָרָא (= heap).]

קֵבָתִי adj. NH gastric. [Formed from קֵבָה with suff. ◌ִי.]

קדד ᴵ to bow down, bow one’s head.
    — Qal - קַד he bowed down, bowed his head. [Related to Akka. qadādu (= to incline). Related also to, and perhaps denominated from, קָדְקֹד (= crown of the head, vertex).] Derivative: קִדָּה ᴵᴵ.

קדד ᴵᴵ to cut, to bore, drill.
    — Qal - קָדַד he cut, bored, drilled.
    — Niph. - נִקֽדַּד was cut, was bored, was drilled.
    — Pi. - קִדֵּד he cut, bored, drilled.
    — Pu. - קֻדַּד was cut, was bored, was drilled. [Related to Syr. קַד (= he tore, he cut away), Arab. qadda (= he cut lengthwise). cp. var. קדר ᴵᴵ. cp. also קַרֽדֹּם.] Derivatives: קָדוּד, קִדּוּד, קֽדִידָה ᴵᴵ, מַקְדֵּד, מֽקִדָּה.

קדד ᴵᴵᴵ a secondary form of קוד (q.v.).

קֶֽדֶד m.n. NH Astragalus (a genus of plants of the pea family). [From Arab. qudad.]

קִדָּה ᴵ f.n. NH cassia (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ex. 30:24 and Ezek. 27:19). [Of uncertain origin; prob. a foreign word.]

קִדָּה ᴵᴵ f.n. PBH bow. [From קדד ᴵ. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

קדה to bow.
    — Qal - קָדָה he bowed. [Secondary form of קדד ᴵ.]

קָדוּד adj. PBH cut. [Pass. part. of קָדַד. See קדד ᴵᴵ.]

קִדּוּד m.n. MH cutting, boring, drilling. [Verbal n. of קִדֵּד, Pi. of קדד ᴵᴵ.]

קָדֽוּחַ ᴵ adj. PBH drilled, bored. [Pass. part. of קָדַח (= he bored, drilled). See קדח ᴵ.]

קָדְוּחַ ᴵᴵ adj. MH burning. [Pass. part. of קָדַח. See קדח.]

קִדּֽוּחַ m.n. MH boring, drilling. [Verbal n. of קִדַּח, Pi. of קדח ᴵᴵ.]

קָדֽוֹחַ m.n. NH borer, driller. [Nomen opificis formed from קדח ᴵᴵ on the analogy of Aram. קָדוֹחָא (of s.m.).]

קָדוּם adj. MH 1 ancient, old. NH 2 early. [Pass. part. of קָדַם. See קדם.] Derivative: קְדוּמִים.

קִדּוּם m.n. NH advancement. [Verbal n. of קִדֵּם, Pi. of קדם.]

קְדוּמִים m.n. pl. ancient times, antiquity. [From קָדוּם.]

קְדוּמִית f.n. NH protozoon. [Formed from קָדוּם with suff. ◌ִית.]

קְדוֹמָנִי, קְדוֹמַנִּי adj. NH fore-, front-, forward. [Formed from קדם with suff. ◌ָנִי.] Derivative: קְדוֹמַנִּית.

קְדוֹמַנִּית adv. NH forward. [Formed from קֽדוֹמַנִּי.]

קָדוּד ᴵ adj. MH dark, gloomy. [Pass. part. of קָדַר. See קדר ᴵ.]

קָדוּר ᴵᴵ adj. PBH cut, bored, drilled. [Pass. part. of קָדַר. See קדר ᴵᴵ.]

קְדוֹרַנִּי adj. MH dark, gloomy. [Back formation from קְדוֹרַנִּית.]

קְדוֹרַנִּית adv. mournfully (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Mal. 3:14). [From קדר ᴵ. cp. אֲחוֹרַנִּית (= backward).]

קָדוֹשׁ adj. 1 holy, sacred. 2 saint, saintly. MH 3 martyr. [From קדשׁ. Related to Phoen. קדש, Aram.–Syr. (also BAram.) קַדִּישׁ, Arab. qaddīs, qiddūs (= holy, sacred), Akka. quddushu (= shining, pure).]

קִדּוּשׁ m.n. PBH 1 sanctification. 2 cleaning, purification. 3 ‘Kiddush’ (ceremonial blessing over a glass of wine (or loaves of bread) on Sabbath and holy days). [Verbal n. of קִדֵּשׁ, Pi. of קדשׁ.]

קדח ᴵ to kindle, be kindled.
    — Qal - קָדַח 1 he kindled; 2 was kindled; NH 3 was feverish, suffered from fever.
    — Niph. - נִקֽדַּח 1 pbh was burned; PBH 2 was burned; NH 3 became sick with fever.
    — Hiph. - הִקְדִּיחַ PBH 1 he burned; MH 2 he spoiled; MH 3 he caused fever; MH 4 it burned; PBH 5 he had fever.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְדַּח 1 was burned; 2 was attacked by fever. [Related to Aram. קֽדַח (= it was kindled), Syr. קְדַח (= kindled). This base is prob. a special sense development of קדח ᴵᴵ and orig. meant ‘to make fire by rubbing’.] Derivatives: קֶדַח ᴵ, קַדַּחַת, קָדוּחַ ᴵ, קְדִיחָה, קַדַּחִת, אֶקְדָּח, אֶקֽדּוֹחַ, מֻקְדָּח.

קדח ᴵᴵ to bore, drill.
    — Qal - קָדַח he bored, drilled.
    — Pi. - קִדַּח he bored through.
    — Pu. - קֻדַּח was bored through. [Aram.–Syr. קְדַח, Arab. qadaḥa, Ethiop. daqḥa (= he bored, drilled). cp. קדח ᴵ.] Derivatives: קֶדַח ᴵᴵ, קַדָּח, קְדַחְדָּח, קָדוּחַ ᴵᴵ, קָדוֹחַ, קְדִיחָה, מַקְדֵּחַ.

קֶֽדַח ᴵ m.n. PBH 1 inflammation. NH 2 odor of burnt food. [From קדח ᴵ.]

קֶֽדַח ᴵᴵ m.n. NH hole diameter. [From קדח ᴵᴵ.]

קַדָּח m.n. NH driller. [Nomen opificis formed from קִדַּח, Pi. of קדח ᴵᴵ.]

קְדַחְדָּח m.n. NH driller. [Formed from קדח ᴵᴵ through reduplication of the second and third radical.]

קַדַּֽחַת f.n. inflammation, fever (in the Bible occurring only Lev. 26:16 and Deut. 28:22). [From קדח ᴵ. For the form see אַדֶּמֶת.] Derivatives: קַדַּחְתָּנוּת, קַדַּחְתָּנִי.

קַדַּחְתָּנוּת f.n. NH feverish, excitement, fervor, ardor. [Formed from קַדַּחַת with suff. ◌ָנוּת.]

קַדַּחְתָּנִי adj. NH feverish, fervent, ardent. [Formed from קַדַּחַת with suff. ◌ָנִי.]

קָדֶט m.n. FW cadet. [Fren. cadet, from Gascon capdet (= chief), from Vulgate L. capitellus, dimin. formed from L. caput (= head). See קַפִּיטָל.]

קָדִי see קָאדִי.

קְדִידָה f.n. PBH cutting out. [Verbal n. of קָדַד. See קדד.]

קְדִיחָה ᴵ f.n. MH 1 burning. NH 2 being attacked by fever. [Verbal n. of קָדַח. See קדח ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְדִיחָה ᴵᴵ f.n. MH boring, drilling. [Verbal n. of קָדַח. See קדח ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קָדִים m.n. 1 east. 2 (short for רוּחַ קָדִים) east wind. קָדִֽימָה. [From קדם. cp. קֶדֶם.]

קָדִימָה adv. 1 eastward. NH 2 forward. [Formed from קָדִים with local ◌ָה.]

קְדִימָה f.n. PBH 1 precedence. NH 2 preferment. [Verbal n. of קָדַם. See קדם and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְדִירָה ᴵ f.n. MH darkening, gloom. [Verbal n. of קָדַר. See קדר and verbal suff. ◌ָה.]

קְדִירָה ᴵᴵ f.n. boring, drilling. [Verbal n. of קָדַר. See קדר ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה. cp. קֽדִידָה ᴵᴵ.]

קַדִּישׁ adj. & n. (pl. קַדִּישִׁים and קַדִּישִׁין) 1 holy, sacred. PBH 2 ‘Kaddish’ (lit.: ‘consecration’, liturgical doxology). NH 3 popular name of a son (so called because he is supposed to recite Kaddish after a parent’s death). [Aram. (also BAram.), related to Heb. קָדוֹשׁ (q.v.); so called because it begins with the words יִתֽגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא (= glorified and sacrified be his great name).]

קְדָל m.n. PBH back of the neck, nape. [Aram.–Syr. קְדָלָא, related to Arab. qadhāl (= back of the neck).]

קדם to be before, be in front.
    — Qal - קָדַם 1 he was before, was in front; 2 he preceded; 3 he had priority over.
    — Pi. - קִדֵּם PBH 1 he was in front, advanced; 2 he met, came to meet, received, welcomed; NH 3 he hastened.
    — Pu. - קֻדַּם 1 was hastened, was hurried up; 2 was received, was welcomed.
    — Hith. - הִתְקַדֵּם NH 1 he went forward, preceded; MH 2 he succeeded, prospered; NH 3 he made progress.
    — Hiph. - הִקְדִּים 1 he anticipated, preceded, advanced; 2 he confronted; PBH 3 he met, went to meet.
    — Hoph. - הֻקִדַּם PBH 1 was advanced, was antedated; 2 it preceded; NH 3 came before, came first. [Related to Aram.–Syr. קְדַם (= he was before, preceded, went before, anticipated), Arab. qadama, Ethiop. qadama (= he preceded), Arab. ’aqdama, taqaddama (= was bold and daring in attack), Akka. qudmu (= front, former time), Ugar. qdm (v. to approach; adv. before; n. front, east).] Derivatives: קֶדֶם, קֹדֶם, קְדַם◌, קַדְמָא, קַדְמַאי, קַדְמָה ᴵ, קַדְמָה ᴵᴵ, קִדְמָה ᴵ, קִדְמָה ᴵᴵ, קַדְמוֹן, קַדְמוּת, קִדְמִי, קְדָמִי, קַדְמָן, קִדֹּמֶת, קִדּוּם, קָדוּם, קְדוּמִים, קְדִימָה, אַקֽדָמָה, אַקְדָּמוּת, הֶקְדֵּם, הַקְדָּמָה, הִתְקַדְּמוּת, מִקְדָּם, מֽקַדֵּם, מִקְדָּמָה, תַּקְדִּמָה. cp. קַדֽמִיּוּם.

קֹֽדֶם PBH 1 before, previously. 2 before. [From קדם.]

קֶֽדֶם m.n. (with local ◌ָה: קֵדְמָה) 1 what is in front, forward. 2 east. [From קדם. cp. the second element in אֶשְׁתָּקַד. cp. also קַדְמָאִי, קַדְמַאי.]

קְדַם◌ NH pref. meaning ‘before’ (both in time and place), corresponding to L. prae- (whence Fren. pré–, Eng. pre–, etc.). [From BAram. קֳדָם (= before), from קדם. cp. OAram., JAram. קֳדָם, Syr. קְדָם (of s.m.).] Derivative: קְדָמִי.

קַדְמָא m.n. MH ‘kadma’ — name of a conjunctive accent, placed over the word (its form is ◌֨, and it is almost always followed by the accent ‘azla’). [Aram., lit. ‘preceding’, from קְדַם. See קדם and cp. קַמָּא.]

קַדְמָאִי adj. NH preceding, primary, primordial. [Formed from קֶדֶם with suff. ◌ָאִי. cp. קַדְמַאי.]

קַדְמַאי m.n. PBH (pl. קַדְמָאִין) first, former. [Aram., corresponding to Heb. קַדְמוֹן. See קדם and cp. קַדְמַאי.]

קַדְמָה ᴵ f.n. 1 beginning, origin. 2 former state. [Formed from קדם with first suff. ◌ָה. cp. BAram. קַדֽמַת. cp. also קַדֽמָה ᴵᴵ.]

קַדְמָה ᴵᴵ f.n. NH forecourt. [Of the same origin as קַדֽמָה ᴵ.]

קִדְמָה ᴵ f.n. front (in the Bible occurring only in the c. st. קִדְמַת, ‘in front of’). [Formed from קדם with subst. suff. ◌ָה. cp. קִדֽמָה ᴵᴵ.]

קִדְמָה ᴵᴵ f.n. NH progress. [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) from קדם; hence ult. of the same origin as קִדְמָה ᴵ. cp. Arab. taqadam (= advance, progression, progress), inf. of taqadama (= he preceded, advanced), from qadama (= he preceded).]

קִדְמָה see קֶדֶם.

קַדְמוֹן adj. & m.n. MH 1 ancient. 2 eastern (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ezek. 47:8). [Formed from קדם with suff. ◌וֹן. Gk. Kadmos, son of the Phoenician king Agenor and founder of Thebes, properly means ‘the man who came in ancient times’ or ‘the man who came from the East’, and derives from the Sem. base קדם (the name might orig. have been קַדְמוֹן, but the Heb. suff. ◌וֹן was changed to the frequent Gk. suff. ‘– os’). cp. קַדְמִיּוּם.] Derivatives: קַדְמוֹנוּת, קַדְמוֹנִי.

קַדְמוֹנוּת f.n. NH antiquity. [Formed from קַדְמוֹן (= ancient) with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַדְמוֹנִי adj. 1 ancient. 2 eastern. [A collateral form of קַדְמוֹן.] Derivative: קַדְמוֹנִיּוּת.

קַדְמוֹנִיּוּת f.n. NH antiquity, antiqueness. [A secondary form of קַדֽמוֹנוּת.]

קַדְמוּת f.n. MH 1 former position. 2 ancientness, antiquity. [Formed from קדם with suff. ◌וּת, on the analogy of Aram. קַדְמוּתָא.]

קִדְמִי adj. NH front(al). [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) from קֶדֶם (= front) and suff. ◌ִי.]

קְדָמִי adj. NH preliminary. [Formed from קְדַם with suff. ◌ִי.]

קַדְמִיּוּם m.n. FW cadmium — a white metallic element (chemistry). [Modern L. cadmium, coined by its discoverer, the German chemist Friedrich Strohmeyer in 1817 from L. cadmīa (= calamine), from Gk. Kadmeia (of s.m.), lit. Cadmean (= earth), from kadmos (= Cadmus). See קַדְמוֹן.]

קַדְמָן m.n. NH 1 forecourt player (tennis). 2 progressionist. 3 promoter. [Formed from קדם with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

קִדֹּֽמֶת f.n. NH prefix. [Formed from קִדֵּם, Pi. of קדם with suff. ◌ֶת.]

קָדֶנְצָה f.n. FW cadence (music). [It. cadenza, from VL cadentia, a f.n., (= a flourish before the cadence), from L. cadentia, neuter pl. of cadēns, pres. part. of cadere (= to fall). See ‘cadence’ in my CEDEL and cp. קָזוּאִיסְטִיקָה and the second element in פָּרָשׁוּט and in רֶצִידִיבִי. cp. also שַׁנְטָה.]

קָדַסְטֶר m.n. FW cadaster. [Fren. cadastre (= register of the survey of lands), from It. catastro, catastico, from Late Gk. katotichon (= register; lit.: ‘by the line’), formed from Gk. kata (see קָטָ◌), and stichos (= row, line); see אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן.]

קָדְקֹד m.n. 1 head, crown of the head. 2 vertex of an angle. [Related to Aram. קָדְקוֹדָא, קוֹדְקְדָא, Ugar. qdqd, Akka. qaqqadu, qaqqudu (= head). Of uncertain origin.] Derivative: קָדֽקֳדִי, prob. also קדד ᴵ.

קדקד to crow.
    — Pilp. - קִדֽקֵד it crowed. [Of imitative origin.] Derivative: קִדְקוּד.

קָדְקֳדִי adj. NH vertical. [Formed from קָדְקֹד with suff. ◌ִי.]

קִדְקּוּד m.n. NH crowing. [Verbal n. of קדקד.]

קדר ᴵ to be dark; to be gloomy.
    — Qal - קָדַר 1 was dark, was darkened; 2 was gloomy.
    — Niph. - נִקְדַּר was darkened, became gloomy.
    — Hith. - הִתֽקַדֵּר was darkened, grew dark (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Kin. I 18:45.
    — Hiph. - הִקְדִּיר 1 he darkened (tr. v.), obscured; NH 2 became dark, became obscured.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְדַּר was darkened, was obscured. [Related to Arab. qadhira (= was dirty).] Derivatives: קֹדֶר, קֶדֶר, קִדְרוֹן, קַדְרוּת, קָדוּר ᴵ, קְדִירָה ᴵ, קוֹדֵר, הַקֽדָּרָה, הִתְקַדּֽרוּת, קְדוֹרַנִּית, קְדוֹרַנִּי. cp. קֵדָר. cp. also קדר ᴵᴵᴵ.

קדר ᴵᴵ to cut, bore, drill.
    — Qal - קָדַר he cut, bored, drilled. [A var. of קדד ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: קְדִירָה ᴵᴵ.

קֵדָר m.n. 1 ‘Kedar’, son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13, Chron. I 1:29). 2 an Arabian tribe of nomads, derived from him. [Prob. lit. meaning ‘dark, swarthy’, and derived from קדר ᴵ.]

קֹֽדֶר MH, קֶֽדֶר NH m.n. darkness. [From קדר ᴵ.]

קַדָּר m.n. PBH potter. [Nomen opificis, properly back formation from קְדֵרָה.] Derivative: קַדָּרוּת.

קַדְר m.n. FW cadre. [Fren. cadre, from It. quadro, from L. quadrus (= square). See קְרַדֽרַנְט and cp. קַדְרִיל. cp. also קֽוַדְרַנֽט.]

קַדְרָא m.n. PBH pot. [Aram.–Syr. קַדֽרָא. Related to Heb. קֽדֵרָה.]

קְדֵרָה f.n. PBH pot. [cp. קִדְרָא. cp. also קַדָּר.] Derivative: קֽדֵרִית.

קִדְרוֹן m.n. MH darkness, gloom. [Formed from קדר ᴵ with ◌וֹן, suff. forming abstract nouns.]

קַדָּרוּת f.n. PBH potter’s craft, pottery. [Formed from קַדָּר with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַדְרוּת f.n. darkness, gloom (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 50:3). [Formed from קדר ᴵ with suff. ◌וּת.]

קַדְרִיל m.n. FW quadrille. [Fren. quadrille, from Sp. cuadrilla, from cuadro (= square), from L. quadrus. See קְוַדְרַנְט and cp. קַדְר.]

קְדֵרִית f.n. NH a small pot. [Formed from קְדֵרָה with dimin. suff. ◌ִית.]

קְדֹרַנִּית see קֽדוֹרַנִּית.

קדשׁ to be holy, be sacred.
    — Qal - קָדַשׁ 1 was set apart, was consecrated; 2 was forbidden.
    — Niph. - נִקֽדַּשׁ 1 was hallowed, was sanctified, 2 was consecrated, was dedicated.
    — Pi. - קִדֵּשׁ 1 he hallowed, sanctified; 2 he dedicated; consecrated; 3 he declared holy; 4 he cleansed, purified; 5 he devoted, assigned; PBH 6 he sanctified the Sabbath or the festivals; PBH 7 he pronounced the benediction of Kiddush; PBH 8 he made something prohibited; PBH 9 he betrothed, wedded.
    — Pu. - קֻדַּשׁ 1 was hallowed, was sanctified; 2 was dedicated was consecrated; PBH 3 was betrothed, was wedded.
    — Hith. - הִתְקַדֵּשׁ 1 he kept himself separated, purified himself; 2 he became sanctified; 3 he prepared himself; PBH 4 it was forbidden (as food).
    — Hiph. - הִקְדִּישׁ 1 he set apart as holy, devoted as holy; 2 he regarded as holy; 3 he designated, appointed; NH 4 he dedicated.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְדַּשׁ 1 was set apart as holy, was devoted as holy; MH 2 was regarded as holy; NH 3 was designated, was appointed; NH 4 was dedicated. [Related to Ugar. qdsh (= sanctuary), Phoen. קדש (= holy), מקדש (= sanctuary, holy place), Aram.-Syr. קַדֵּשׁ (= he hallowed, sanctified, consecrated), Palm. קדש (= to sanctify, consecrate), Arab. qadusa (= was holy, was pure), quaddasa (= he hallowed, sanctified, consecrated; he went to Jerusalem), quds (= purity, holiness), al-quds (= Jerusalem; lit.: ‘the holy place’), Akka. quddushu (= to cleanse, to hallow, sanctify,), Aram.–Syr. קְדָשָׁא (= ear or nose ring; orig. ‘holy thing’). The orig. meaning of this base prob. was ‘to separate’.] Derivatives: קֹדֶשׁ, קָדֵשׁ, קֽדֵשָׁה, קֽדֻשָׁה, קֻדֽשָׁא, קָדוֹשׁ, קִדּוּשׁ, קַדִּישׁ, הֶקְדֵּשׁ, הַקְדָּשָׁה, אַקֽדַּשָׁה, הִתְקַדּֽשׁוּת, מִקֽדָּשׁ, מְקֻדָּשׁ. cp. the second element in קֽדַשְׁנוּן.

קֹֽדֶשׁ m.n. 1 holiness, sanctity. 2 a holy object. 3 a holy place. 4 the Holy Temple. [From קדשׁ. cp. Aram. קוּדֽשָׁא (= holiness), Syr. קוּדָשָׁא (= dedication, consecration), Ugar. qdsh (= holy place, sanctuary), qdsh (= a goddess), qdsht (name of a goddess).]

קָדֵשׁ m.n. temple prostitute. [Formed from קדשׁ and lit meaning ‘pure, sacred’ (i.e. priestess of the goddess Ishtar). The meaning ‘temple prostitute’ represents a later sense development. cp. Akka. qadishtu (= temple prostitute woman; lit.: ‘the pure or holy one’).] Derivative: קְדֵשׁוּת.

קֻדְשָׁא m.n. PBH holiness, used in the phrase קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, ‘the Holy One Blessed be He’ (= Heb. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא). In Aram. the abstr. n. קֻדְשָׁא is used for the concrete קַדִּישָׁא. [Aram., from קדש. cp. Syr. קוּדֽשָׁא (= sanctuary). cp. also קֹדֶשׁ.]

קְדֻשָּׁה f.n. PBH 1 holiness, sanctity. PBH 2 ‘Kedushshah’, name of the third of the ‘eighteen benedictions’ in the ‘Amidah’ (so called because it ends with the words הָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ). MH 3 portion inserted in the ‘Amidah’ between the second and third benedictions (so called because it contains the verse beginning with the words קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ (= ‘Holy, holy, holy’, etc.). [Formed from קדשׁ with first suff. ◌ָה. For the form cp. גְּאֻלָּה (= redemption), from גאל ᴵ (= to redeem).]

קְדֵשָׁה f.n. 1 temple prostitute. NH 2 prostitute, harlot. [See קָדֵשׁ.]

קְדֵשׁוּת f.n. MH prostitution. [Formed from קָדֵשׁ, f. קְדֵשָׁה, with suff. ◌וּת.]

קהה to be blunt, be dull.
    — Qal - קָהָה was blunt, was dull (in the Bible occurring only Jer. 31:29 foll. and Ezek. 18:2).
    — Niph. - נִקְהָה became blunt, became dull.
    — Pi. - קֵהָה was blunted (in the Bible occurring only Eccles. 10:10).
    — Nith. - נִתֽקָהָה NH 1 became blunted, became dull; PBH 2 became hard.
    — Hiph. - הִקְהָה PBH 1 he blunted; PBH 2 he set somebody’s teeth on edge; NH 3 he confused, stupefied.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְהָה was blunted. [Related to Aram.–Syr. קְאָה (= was blunt, was dull).] Derivatives: קֵהֶה, קָהוּי, קֵהוּי, קֽהִיָּה, קֵהָיוֹן, הַקְהָיָה, הִתְקַהוּת, מֻקֽהֶה.

קֵהֶה adj. PBH 1 blunt, dull. PBH 2 not sharp, obscure, benumbed. NH 3 obtuse. [From קהה.] Derivative: קֵהוּת.

קֵהְוָה f.n. NH coffee. [Arab. qáhwa (= wine; coffee), from Kaffa, Kāfa, a district in the southwestern part of Ethiopia. Arab. qáhwa orig. meant ‘the plant or drink coming from Kaffa’. In Kaffa itself the coffee is called būnō and the Arabs borrowed this word in the form bunn, meaning by it the raw coffee. cp. ‘coffee’ in my CEDEL. cp. also קָפֶאִין, קָפֶה.] Derivative: קַהְוָן.

קָהוּי adj. NH 1 blunted, dull. PBH 2 hard. MH 3 sour. [Pass. part. of קָהָה. See קהה.]

קֵהוּי m.n. MH 1 bluntness, dullness. 2 becoming sour, sourness. [Verbal n. of קֵהָה, Pi. of קהה.]

קַהֲוָן m.n. NH seller of coffee. [Formed from קַהֽוָה.]

קֵהוּת f.n. NH 1 bluntness, dullness. 2 sourness. [Formed from קֵהֶה with suff. ◌וּת. cp. קְהִיּוּת.]

קְהִיָּה f.n. NH 1 bluntness, dullness. 2 sourness. [Formaly verbal n. of קָהָה and lit. meaning ‘becoming blunt, becoming dull’. See קהה and first suff. ◌ָה and cp. קֵהָיוֹן.]

קֵהָיוֹן m.n. MH 1 bluntness, dullness. NH 2 sourness. [Formed from קהה, with ◌וֹן, suff. forming abstract nouns. cp. קְהִיָּה.]

קְהִיּוּת f.n. NH 1 bluntness, dullness. 2 sourness. [A secondary form of קֵהוּת.]

קהל to assemble, gather.
    — Qal - קָהַל 1 he assembled, gathered together (tr.); 2 he gathered together (intr.).
    — Niph. - נִקְהַל was assembled, was gathered together.
    — Hith. - הִתְקַהֵל (of s.m.).
    — Hiph. - הִקְהִיל he summoned (an assembly), gathered, convoked.
    — Hoph. - הֻקְהַל was gathered, was convoked. [Related to Syr. קֽהַל (= he assembled, gathered), and prob. also to Akka. qu’ulu (= to assemble, gather). Base of קָהָל, קְהִלָּה, קֹהֶלֶת. This base is prob. related to base קול and orig. meant ‘to call together’, ‘call to an assembly’. For the interchangeability of ו and ה see the introductory entry to letter ה. According to some scholars קָהָל would have meant orig. ‘count of reproof’, and related to Arab. qahala (= he rebuked, reproved).] Derivatives: קָהוּל, הַקֽהֵל, הִקָּהֲלוּת, הִתְקַהֲלוּת, מַקְהֵל, מִקְהָל, מַקְהֵלָה.

קָהָל m.n. assembly, gathering; congregation, community. [See קהל. cp. Aram. קֽהָלָא (= assembly, congregation, community).] Derivative: קְהָלִי.

קְהִלָּה f.n. assembly, congregation, community (in the Bible occurring only Deut. 33:4; Neh. 5:7). [Formed from קהל with first suff. ◌ָה.] Derivatives: קֽהִלִּיָּה, קְהִלָּתִי.

קְהָלִי adj. NH of the congregation, congregational. [Formed from קָהָל with suff. ◌ִי.]

קְהִלִּיָּה f.n. NH republic. [Formed from קֽהִלָּה with suff. ◌ִיָּה.]

קֹהֶֽלֶת m.n. (also f.n.) 1 speaker, preacher. 2 the Book of Ecclesiastes. [Formed from קהל, hence lit. meaning ‘one who assembles a congregation or company’. The f. form קֹהֶלֶת is prob. used here to denote office. cp. Arab. ḥalīfa (= khalif), jammā‘a (= great collector), bāqira (= deep investigator).]

קְהִלָּתִי adj. NH congregational, communal. [Formed from קְהִלָּה with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: קְהִלָּתִיּוּת.

קְהִלָּתִיּוּת f.n. congregational life, communal life. [Formed from קְהִלָּתִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קָו, קַו ᴵ m.n. 1 measuring line, line. PBH 2 cord, string. PBH 3 circle, zone. [From קוה ᴵ. Related to Akka. qū (= thread). cp. קַוַּיִם.] Derivatives: קַוָּן, קוקו.

קַו ᴵᴵ m.n. a word occurring Ps. 19:4, in the sentence בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם, where it prob. means ‘voice’. [Of uncertain, perhaps imitative, origin. However, it is possible that קַו in the above verse derives from base קוה ᴵᴵᴵ and accordingly means ‘call’.]

קוֹ◌ pref. FW co-. [Short form of קוֹמְ◌ (q.v.), קוֹנְ◌ (q.v.).]

קוֹאוֹפֶּרָטִיב m.n. FW co-operative. [Eng. co-operative, from co-operate, from L. co-operārī (= to work together with), from L. co– (see קוֹ◌) and operārī (= to work, labor). See אוֹפֶּרָטִיבִי.]

קוֹאוֹפֶּרָטִיבִי adj. FW co-operative, cooperating. [Formed from קוֹאוֹפֶּרָטִיב with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹאוֹפֶּרַצְיָה f.n. FW co-operation. [Late L. cooperātiō (= a working together), from cooperārī. See קוֹאוֹפֶּרָטִיב.]

קוֹאוֹרְדִּינָטָה f.n. FW co-ordinate. [Formed from קוֹ◌ and L. ōrdināta, f. of ōrdinātus, p. part. of ōrdināre (= to set in order), from ōrdō (= order). See אוֹרְדִּינָטָה.]

קוֹאוֹרְדִּינַצְיָה f.n. FW co-ordination, harmonious action. [Formed from קוֹ◌ and L. ōrdinātiō (= a setting in order, arrangement), from ōrdinātus, p. part. of ōrdināre. See אוֹרְדִּינָטָה and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹאָלִיצְיָה f.n. FW coalition. [Med. L. coalitiō, from L. coalitus, p. part. of coalēscere (= to grow together, unite), from co– (see קוֹ◌) and alēscere (= to grow up), inchoative of alere (= to nourish). See אַלְט.]

קוֹאֶפִיצְיֶנְט m.n. FW coefficient. [Formed from קוֹ◌ and L. efficiēns, pres. part. of efficere (= to execute, accomplish, produce), from ex (see אֶקְס◌) and facere (= to make, do). See פַקְט.]

קוּבּ m.n. FW cubic meter. [Fren., from L. cubus, from Gk. kybos (= cube, cubical die), prob. of Sem. origin. cp. Arab. ka‘b (= cube), and see כַּעבָּה.]

קוּבְיָא f.n. PBH dice. [Gk. kybeia (= dice playing), from kybos (= cube, cubical die). See קֻבִּיָּה and cp. קוּבְיוּסֽטוּס.]

קוּבְיוּסְטוּס m.n. PBH dicer; gambler. [Gk. kybeutes (= dicer, gambler), from kybeia. See קוּבֽיָא.]

קוֹבַּלְט m.n. FW cobalt. [From Ger. Kobalt, which is prob. a blend of Ger. kobolt (= a malicious sprite), and Gk. kobalos (= rogue; knave; an evil spirit).]

קוּבְלָנָה f.n. PBH complaint, grumble. [Aram. קוּבְלָנָא, from קֽבַל (= he cried out, complained). See קבל ᴵᴵ.] Derivative: קוֹבְלָנִי.

קוֹבְלָנִי adj. NH complaining, grudging, grumbling, murmuring. [Formed from קוּבְלָנָה with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹבַע m.n. helmet. [A secondary form of כּוֹבַע. cp. קֻבַּעַת.]

קוֹד ᴵ m.n. PBH dish, plate. [Related to Akka. quddu, Arab. qadda (= he cut lengthwise, cut into strips). Hence קוֹד and quddu lit. mean ‘a vessel cut out of the half of a sphere’.]

קוֹד ᴵᴵ m.n. FW code. [Fren. code, from L. codex. See קוֹדֶקְ.] Derivatives: קוד, קוֹדָן.

קוד to code, encode.
    — Pi. - קִוֵּד, (also קוֹדֵד) he coded, encoded.
    — Pu. - קֻוַּד, (also קֻדַּד) was coded, was encoded. [Denominated from קוֹד ᴵᴵ.]

קוֹדָה f.n. FW coda (music). [It. coda, from L. cōda, secondary form of cauda (= tail), which prob. means ‘a piece cut, or to be cut off’, and related to cōdex (= a block of wood, trunk of a tree). See קוֹדֶקְס.]

קוֹדֵס adj. PBH former, preceding, previous. [Act. part. of קָדַם. See דקם.]

קוֹדֶקְס m.n. FW code, codex. [L. caudex, cōdex (= trunk of a tree, a block of wood; lit.: ‘a tree cut off’), which is related to cūdere (= to strike, beat, pound), from IE base * qau–, *qu– (= to strike, beat). See ‘hew’ in my CEDEL and cp. קוֹד ᴵᴵ, קוֹדָה.]

קוֹדָן m.n. NH encoder. [Formed from קוֹד ᴵᴵ with agential suff. ◌ָן.]

קוֹדֵר adj. NH 1 black, dark. 2 (fig.), gloomy, melancholy. [Act. part. of קָדַר. See קדר ᴵ.]

קְוַדְרִילִיוֹן m.n. FW quadrillion. [Fren. quadrillion, formed from L. quadri– (= having four, consisting of four) on the analogy of million. See קְוַדְרַנְט and מִילְיוֹן.]

קְוַדְרַנְט m.n. FW quadrant (geometry). [L. quadrāns (= a fourth part), properly pres. part. of quadrāre (= to square), from quadrus (= square), from IE * qetwor–, *qetur– (= four). See ‘four’ in my CEDEL and cp. קַדְר, קַדְרִיל and קֽוַדֽרִילְיוֹן. cp. also קְוַרֽטָה, קְוַרֽטוֹ, קֽוַרְטֶט, קָרַנְטִין.]

קוּדְשָׁא see קֻדְשָׁא.

קוה ᴵ to wait for (the orig. meaning prob. was ‘to twist, stretch’, whence ‘to be stretched, be strained’, whence ‘to await tensely’).
    — Pi. - קִוָּה 1 he waited for, expected, hoped for; 2 he lay in wait for.
    — Pu. - קֻוָּה was expected, was hoped for.
    — Hiph. - הִקְוָה he gave hope to, encouraged. [Related to Arab. qawiya (= was strong), quwwa (= strength; also ‘strand of a rope’), Syr. קַוִּי (= he endured, remained, waited), qūyā (= loom), Aram. קַוָּא (= thread), pl. קַוִּין (= ‘threads’, esp. ‘spider’s web’), Akka. qu’ū (= to wait), qū (= cord). Base of קַו ᴵ.] — The Qal occurs only in the act. part. קוֶֹה (q.v.). Derivatives: קַו ᴵ, קִוּוּי ᴵ, קְוִיָּה ᴵ, מִקְוֶה ᴵᴵ, מְקֻוֶּה ᴵᴵ, תִּקְוָה ᴵ, תִּקְוָה ᴵᴵ.

קוה ᴵᴵ to collect (water).
    — Qal - קָוָה he collected.
    — Niph. - נִקְוָה was collected (in the Bible occurring only Gen. 1:9 and Jer. 3:17).
    — Hiph. - הִקְוָה he collected, gathered (water).
    — Hoph. - הֻקְוָה was collected, was gathered (said of water).
    — Hith. - הִתְקַוָּה (of s.m.). [JAram. אַקְוִי (= he collected). According to some scholars related to Syr. קְבָא (= was collected, ran together), prob. also related to Ethiop. qabawa (= he suffered from dropsy).] Derivatives: קוה ᴵᴵᴵ, קָווּי, קִוּוּי ᴵᴵ, קִוּוּיָה, הַקְוָאָה, הִקָּווּת, מִקְוֶה ᴵ, מִקְוָה.

קוה ᴵᴵᴵ to call, invoke.
    — Qal (see . - קוֶֹה ).
    — Pi. - קִוָּה (see קוה ᴵᴵ). [Special sense development of קוה ᴵᴵ. This meaning is obvious in Ps. 40:2, where the action expressed by קִוִּיתִי must be related to the noun שַׁוְעָתִי, ‘my cry’. For the relation between ‘call’ and ‘collect’, cp. the nouns קוֹל and קָהָל.]

קוֶֹה adj. occurring only 6 times in the Bible (always in the pl.), usually regarded as the act. part. Qal of קוה ᴵ and accordingly rendered by ‘waiting for, hopeful’. However, it is more probable that קוֶֹה is the act. part. of קוה ᴵᴵᴵ and means ‘he that calls or invokes’. cp. קַו ᴵᴵ. [For other verbs which have only the actor passparticiple form in the Qal and are usually identical in meaning to the partof the Pi‘el cp. בָּרוּךְ, דּוֹבֵר (see דבר ᴵ), שׁוֹחֵר, (Pr. 11:27; see שׁחר ᴵ), שׁוֹקֵר (Pr. 17:4; see שׁקר). cp. קַו ᴵᴵ.]

קְווֹטָה f.n. FW quota. [Med. L. quota, short for L. quota pars (= how great a part), from quot (= how many), from the IE base * kwo–. cp. קְווֹרוּם and קְוַנְט.]

קָווּי adj. PBH collected, gathered. [Pass. part. of קָוָה. See קוה ᴵᴵ.]

קִוּוּי ᴵ m.n. PBH hope, expectation. [Verbal n. of קִוָּה, Pi. of קוה ᴵ.]

קִוּוּי ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH collection (esp. of water). [Verbal n. of קִוָּה, Pi. of קוה ᴵᴵ.]

קִוּוּיָּה f.n. PBH collected water. [Formed from קִוָּה, Pi. of קוה ᴵᴵ, with first suff. ◌ָה.]

קָווּץ adj. PBH 1 thorny. 2 (according to another view) wrinkled. [If the meaning is ‘thorny’, the word is denominated from קוֹץ (formally a pass. part.); if the word means ‘wrinkled’, it is a collateral form of כָּווּץ.]

קִוּוּץ m.n. MH removal of thorns. [Verbal n. of קִוֵּץ, Pi. of קוץ ᴵᴵᴵ.]

קְווֹרוּם m.n. FW quorum. [Eng. quorum, from L. quōrum (= of whom); see ‘who’ in my CEDEL and cp. קֽווֹטָה. So called from the first word of the commission issued to certain justices in England: quōrum aliquem vestrum … unum ( duōs, trēs, etc.) esse volūmus, ‘of whom we wish one (two, three, etc.) of you to be’.]

קוֹזָזָה f.n. PBH occurring in the phrase קוֹזְזוֹת אֲדָמָה (= clods of earth). [From Aram. קֽזַז (= he cut off), which is related to Heb. קָצַץ (of s.m.). See קזז and cp. קְזוּזָה, קֽסָסָה.]

קוֹזְמוֹקְרָטוֹר m.n. FW emperor, lord of the world (title of the Roman emperors). [Gk. kosmokrator (lit.: ‘ruler of the world’), compounded of kosmos (= world), which is of uncertain origin, and kratos (= ruler, controler), which is formed from the base of kratos (= strength, might, power, rule, sway, dominion). See ◌קֽרַטְיָה.]

קוֹזָק m.n. FW cossack. [Russ. kozak, kazak, from Turkish qazāq, qāzāq (= nomad, vagabond).]

קוט a secondary form of base קוץ ᴵ.
    — Qal - קַט he felt a loathing, was disgusted (in the Bible occurring only Ps. 95:10).
    — Niph. - נָקוֹט, נָקֹט (of s.m.).
    — Hithpol. - הִתְקוֹטֵט 1 he felt disgust (in the Bible occurring only Ps. 119:158 and 139:21); PBH 2 he quarreled. [cp. נקט ᴵᴵ, קטט. cp. also קנט.] Derivative: הִתְקוֹטְטוּת.

קוֹטֶג׳ m.n. FW cottage. [Eng. cottage, a hybrid coined from Old Fren. cote, a Frankish loan word (see ‘cot’ in my CEDEL), and from ‘– age’, a suff. of Latin origin (see this suff. in my CEDEL).]

קוּטִית f.n. PBH name of a small measure. [Hebraization of Gk. kytos (= a hollow, hollow vessel, vault), from IE base * qeu–t– (= to cover, hide). See ‘hide’. (skin), in my CEDEL.]

קוֹטַנְגֶּנְס m.n. FW cotangent (trigonometry). [From co. tangēns, abbreviation of Modern L. complēmentī tangēns (= the tangent of the complement). This name and its abbreviation into co. tangēns were first used by Edmund Gunter, a mathematician of the early 17th century. See קוֹמְפְּלֶט and טַנְגֶּנְס and cp. קוֹסִינוּס.]

קַוִּי adj. MH linear. [Formed from קַו ᴵ with suff. ◌ִי.]

קְוִיָּה ᴵ f.n. hope, expectation. [From קוה ᴵ; formally verbal n. of קָוָה. See קוה ᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קְוִיָּה ᴵᴵ f.n. MH collecting, gathering. [Verbal n. of קָוָה. See קוה ᴵᴵ and first suff. ◌ָה.]

קַוַּֽיִם m.n. NH sign of equality (=). [Dual of קַו ᴵ (q.v.).]

קְוִינְטָה f.n. FW quint (music). [Fren. quinte (= quint), f. of quint (= fifth), from L. quīnta pars (= fifth part), f. of quīntus (= fifth), which is related to quīnque (= five), from IE * penqe (in L. quīnque the initial p in the first syllable was assimilated to initial q in the following syllable). See ‘five’ in my CEDEL and cp. קְוִינְטֶט and קְוִינְטִילְיוֹן.]

קְוִינְטֶט m.n. FW quintet, quintette (music). [Fren. quintette, from It. quintetto, dimin. of quinto (= fifth), from L. quīntus. See קְוִינְטָה.]

קְוִינְטִילִיוֹן m.n. FW quintillion. [Fren. quintillion, formed from L. quīntus (= fifth; see קְוִינֽטָה), on the analogy of million. See מִילְיוֹן.]

קְוִיסְלִינְג m.n. FW quisling, a traitor. [Named after Vidkun Quisling, the notorious Norwegian traitor in World War II.]

קוֹל m.n. (pl. קוֹלוֹת) 1 voice. 2 sound, noise. 3 thunder. 4 report, rumor. [Related to Phoen. קל, BAram. קָל, Aram. קַל, קָלָא, Syr. קָלָא, Ugar. ql, Ethiop. qāl, Akka. qālu (= to shout, cry), OSArab. קול (= voice), Arab. qaul (= word, speech, uttering), qāla (= he said). For the relationship between קול and קהל see קהל.] Derivatives: קוֹלִי, קוֹלָן ᴵᴵ, קוֹלָנִי. cp. the first element in קוֹלְנוֹעַ and the second element in רַמֽקוֹל and רֽשַׁמְקוֹל.

קוֹלָב m.n. PBH 1 peg, hook. NH 2 clothes hanger. [Related to Arab. kullāb (= hook). cp. מַקְלֵב.]

קוֹלֶג׳ m.n. FW college. [Eng. college, from Fren. collège, from L. collēgium (= persons united by the same office, college, union, company; orig. ‘a union formed by law’), from col– (= together), and lēgis (= law). See קוֹ◌ and לֶגִיטִימִי.]

קוֹלֶגְיָאלִי adj. FW collegial. [L. collēgiālis, from collēgium. See קוֹלֶג׳. For L. – ālis see adj. suff. ‘–al’ in my CEDEL; for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי in this dictionary.] Derivative: קוֹלֶגְיָאלִיּוּת.

קוֹלֶגְיָאלִיּוּת f.n. FW collegiality. [Formed from קוֹלֶגֽיָאלִי with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹלוֹאִיד m.n. colloid. [Compounded of Gk. kolla (= glue), and – oeides (= like), from eidos (= form, shape). For the first element cp. קוֹלָן ᴵ; for the second element see אִידֵאָה.]

קוֹלוּמְבַּדְיוּם m.n. FW 1 dovecote. 2 type of grave (archeology). [L. columbārium, properly neuter of the adj. columbārius (= pertaining to doves) used as a noun, from columba (= pigeon, dove), and – arium, subst. suff. meaning ‘a place for’, or ‘a bounding in’, or ‘something’.]

קוּלוֹן m.n. FW coulomb (electricity). [Fren. coulomb, named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806).]

קוֹלוֹן FW (in מֵי־קוֹלוֹן) eau de Cologne. [Fren. eau de Cologne, lit.: ‘water of Cologne’, French name of Köln in Germany, orig. called Colōnia Agrippīna (= colony of Agrippa), after Agrippa, wife of the Roman emperor Claudius. For the etymology of L. colōnia see קוֹלוֹנְיָה.]

קוֹלוֹנְיָאלִי adj. FW colonial. [Eng. colonial, coined by the British statesman Edmund Burke (1729–97) from L. colōnia. See קוֹלוֹנֽיָה. For the ending – ial see suff. ‘–ial’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי in my CEDEL.]

קוֹלוֹנְיָה f.n. FW colony. [L. colōnia (= landed estate, farm, settlement, colony), from colōnus (= tiller of the ground, husbandman, farmer), from colere (= to till the ground, cultivate, dwell, inhabit), related to incola (= inhabitant), inquilīnus (= inhabitant of a place which is not his own, lodger), from IE base * qel– (= to turn, turn round, move about). cp. ‘colony’ in my CEDEL. cp. קוּלְטוּרָה, קוּלְטִיבָטוֹר. cp. also טֶלֶגֽרָף, פָּלֵיאוֹגְרַפְיָה, צִיקְלוּס, קוֹלָר.]

קוֹלוֹנִיזַצְיָה f.n. FW colonization. [See קוֹלוֹנֽיָה and suff. ◌ִצְיָה.]

קוֹלוֹנֶל m.n. FW colonel. [It. colonnello, whence also Fren. colonel, whence Eng. colonel, from colonna (= column), which is formed from IE base * qel– (= to rise, be elevated), whence also columen, culmen (= top, summit, gable), celsus (= high, lofty, elevated), excellere (= to rise, excel), collis (= a hill), etc. See ‘column’ in my CEDEL. and cp. קוֹלוֹפוֹן.]

קוֹלוֹסָלִי adj. FW colossal. [Fren. colossal, formed from L. colossus (= a gigantic statue, colossus), from Gk. kollosos, a word borrowed from an Aegean language. For the ending – al see adj. suff. ‘–al’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי in this dictionary.]

קוֹלוֹפוֹן m.n. FW colophon. [Gk. kolophon (= top, summit, finishing touch), from IE * qol-h-bho-, related to kolonos, kolone (= hill). See קוֹלוֹנֶל and cp. קוֹלוֹפוֹנֽיוּם.]

קוֹלוֹפוֹנְיוּם m.n. FW colophony (a resin). [L. colophōnia, from Gk. retine Kolophonia (= resin from Colophon), from Kolophon, name of a town in Lydia, lit. meaning ‘summit’. See קוֹלוֹפוֹן.]

קוֹלוֹדָטוּדָה f.n. coloratura (music). [It. coloratura (lit.: ‘a coloring’), from L. colorāre (= to color), from color (= color of the skin, color in general, appearance). L. color properly means (= outward show, covering), and is related to cēlāre (= to hide). Both these words derive from IE base * k̂el- (= to hide, conceal).]

קוֹלָז׳ m.n. FW collage (art). [Fren. collage, from Gk. kolla (= glue).]

קוֹלָח m.n. NH hose, water hose. [Formed from קָלַח; see קלח.]

קוֹלְחוֹז m.n. FW kolkhoz. [Russ. kolkhoz, shortened from kol(lektivnoie) khoz(yaistvo) (= collective household).]

קוּלְטוּרָה f.n. FW [Fren. culture, from L. cultūra (= a cultivating, culture, agriculture), from cultus, p. part. of colere. See קוֹלוֹנְיָה. For the ending of cultūra see suff. ‘–ure’ in my CEDEL.] Derivative: קלטר.

קוּלְטִיבָטוֹר m.n. FW cultivator. [Med. L. cultīvātor, from cultīvātus, p. part. cultivāre, from cultīvus (= fit for tilling the ground), from L. cultus, p. part. of colere. See קוֹלוֹנְיָה. For the ending – ātor see suff. ‘–ator’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹלִי adj. MH vocal. [Formed from קוֹל with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוּלִי m.n. FW coolie. [Hindustani qulī, Kolī, name of an aboriginal tribe of Gujarat, India.]

קוֹלִיטִיס m.n. FW colitis (medicine). [Medical L. colitis, formed from Gk. kolon (= large intestine), a word of uncertain origin, with suff. – itis (see ‘–itis’ in my CEDEL).]

קוּלִינָרִי adj. culinary. [L. culīnārius (= pertaining to the kitchen), from culīna (= kitchen), which is related to coquere (= to cook), whence Late L. coquīna (= kitchen), from base * qeq–, assimilated form of IE base * peq– (= to cook), whence Gk. pessein, peptein (= to soften, ripen, boil, cook). See ‘cook’ in my CEDEL and cp. פֶּפְּטוֹן, פֶּפּֽסִין.]

קוֹלְיָס m.n. PBH scomber. [From Gk. kolias (= Scomber colias), which is of unknown origin.]

קְוָלִיפִיקַצְיָה f.n. qualification. [Med. L. qualificātiō, from quālificātus, p. part. of quālificāre (= to make a certain quality), which is compounded of L. quālis (= of what kind), and – ficāre, from facere (= to make, do). L. quālis derives from the pronominal base * quo–, whence also L. quis (= who), quid (= what), qui, quae, quod (= who, which, what). See ‘who’ in my CEDEL. For the etymology of L. facere see פַקְט. For the ending of קְוָלִיפִיקַצֽיָה see ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוּלִית f.n. PBH thighbone. [Hebraization of Gk. kolea (= thighbone), which prob. derives from IE base * (s)qel– (= to bend), whence also káṭaḥ (= thigh).]

קוּלְמוֹס, קֻלְמוֹס f.n. PBH reed pen, pen. [From Gk. kalamos (whence also Aram. קוֹלמוֹסָא), which is prob. an assimilated form of orig. kolamos, and accordingly cognate with L. culmus (= stock, stem); see ‘culm’ (stem of grasses), in my CEDEL. The Heb. and Aram. form of the word prob. derives from the orig. Gk. form kolamos. Arab. qalam (= reed pen, pen), is an Aram. loan word.]

קו, לָן ᴵ m.n. PBH glue. [Gk. kolla; see קוֹלוֹאִיד. The form of the word is really קוֹלָא, the ◌ָן being the pron. suff. of the third personal pl.]

קוֹלָן ᴵᴵ m.n. NH tuning fork; diapason. [Formed from קוֹל with suff. ◌ָן.]

קוֹלְנֽוֹעַ m.n. NH talking picture, sound film, motion picture, movie; movie house. [Coined on the analogy of רְאִינוֹעַ from קוֹל (= sound, voice), and נוֹעַ (= to move). See קול and נוע.] Derivative: קוֹלְנוֹעִי.

קוֹלְנוֹעִי adj. NH cinematographic. [Formed from קוֹלְנוֹעַ with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹלָנִי adj. PBH shouting, noisy; vociferous. [Formed from קוֹל with suff. ◌ָנִי.] Derivative: קוֹלָנִיּוּת.

קוֹלָנִיּוּת f.n. noisiness, vociferousness. [Formed from קוֹלָנִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוֹלָס m.n. PBH (pl. קוֹלָסִים, also קוֹלָסוֹת) stem, stalk. [From Gk. kaulos (= stem), which is cogn. with L. caulis, cōlis (= stem, stalk; esp. ‘cabbage stalk’). cp. the first element in קוֹלֽרַבִּי.]

קוֹלֵֽעַ adj. hitting (the mark), fit, accurate. [Short of קוֹלֵעַ בָּאֶבֶן אֶל הַשַּׂעֲרָה (Jud. 20:16), ‘every one could sling (stones) at a hair-breadth’. Act. part. of קָלַע. See קלע.]

קוֹלֶקְטִיב m.n. FW collective. [Eng. collective (n.), from collective (adj.). See קוֹלְטִיבִי.]

קוֹלֶקְטִיבִי adj. FW collective. [From Fren. collectif, from L. collēctīvus (= gathered together, collected), from collēctus, p. part. of colligere (= to gather together, collect), from com- (see קוֹמְ◌) and legere (= to gather, collect, pick out, choose, read). See גִלְיוֹן. For the ending of קוֹלֶקְטִיבִי see suff. ◌ִי. cp. קוֹלֶקְצְיָה.] Derivative: קוֹלֶקְטִיבִיּוּת.

קוֹלֶקְטִיבִיּוּת f.n. FW collectivity. [Formed from קוֹלֶקְטִיבִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוֹלֶקְצְיָה f.n. FW collection. [L. collēctiō, from collēctus, p. part. of colligere. See קוֹלֶקְטִיבִי.]

קוֹלָר m.n. PBH chain, neck chain for a prisoner. [Gk. kollarion, from L. collāre (= a chain for the neck; whence also Fren. collier, Eng. collar), from L. collum (= neck). These words prob. meant orig. ‘that which turns the head’, and derive from IE base * qel- (= to turn, turn round), whence also L. colére (= to till the ground; to dwell, inhabit), colōnus (= tiller of the ground, husbandman, farmer). See קוֹלוֹנְיָה.]

קוֹלְרַבִּי m.n. FW kohlrabi. [Ger. Kohlrabi, from It. cavoli rape, pl. of cavolo rapa (lit.: ‘cole rape’), influenced in form by Ger. Kohl (= cabbage). cp. Fren. chourave. For the first element see קוֹלָס, for the second see ‘rape’ (a plant allied to the turnip) in my CEDEL.]

קום to stand up, rise, arise, stand.
    — Qal - קָם 1 he stood up, rose, arose, stood; 2 he stood, remained; 3 was fixed, was valid; 4 was established, was confirmed; 5 was fulfilled.
    — Pi. - קִיַּם (a secondary formation found only in the latest books of the Bible, prob. under Aramaic influence) 1 he fulfilled; 2 he confirmed, ratified; PBH 3 he kept, preserved; PBH 4 he explained, commented; NH 5 he settled, fixed.
    — Pu. - קֻיַּם PBH 1 was fulfilled; PBH 2 was confirmed, was ratified; NH 3 was fixed, was ratified; NH 4 took place.
    — Hith. - הִתֽקַיֵּם PBH 1 was fulfilled; PBH 2 was confirmed, was ratified; NH 3 was fixed; NH 4 took place; NH 5 he sustained himself, subsisted.
    — Pol. - קוֹמֵם he raised, raised up.
    — Po. - קוֹמַם was raised.
    — Hithpol. - הִתְקוֹמֵם he rose, rose up.
    — Hiph. - הֵקִים 1 he caused to rise, raised, lifted up; 2 he erected, built; 3 he appointed; 4 he carried out, fulfilled; NH 5 he established, founded.
    — Hoph. - הוּקַם 1 was made to rise, was raised, was lifted up; 2 was erected, was built; 3 was carried out, was fulfilled; 4 was appointed; NH 5 was established, was founded.
    — Shaph. (see . - שִׁקֵּם ). [Related to BAram. קָם, Syr. קָם, Arab. qāma, Ethiop. qōma (= he stood up, stood, rose, arose), OSArab. הקמ (= to raise), Akka. kummu (= place), kum, kem (= instead of), possibly also kagmanu, kaywānu (= constant, permanent), OSArab. מקמ (= place; power), Ugar. mqm (= substance; store). cp. קָא, קָאֵי, תֵּיקוּ.] Derivatives: קָם, קָמָה, קוֹמָה, קִימָה, קוֹמְמוּת, קוֹמְמִיּוּת, קִיּוּם, קַיָּם, קְיָם, קְיָמָא, קִמּוּם, הָקֵם, הֲקָמָה, הִתְקוֹמְמוּת, הִתְקַיְּמוּת, יְקוּם, מוּקָם, מָקוֹם, מְקֻיָּם, מִתְקוֹמֵם, תֵּיקוּ, תְּקוּמָה, תְּקוֹמֵם. cp. also מְקָאמָה.

קוֹם m.n. PBH curdled milk, sour milk. [Together with Aram. קוֹמָא (of s.m.) of uncertain orig. Possibly related to קום (= to stand) and lit. meaning ‘milk made to stand’. cp. Arab. qām’al-mā (= the water stood firm; i.e. the water was hardened, the water froze.]

קוֹמְ◌ pref. FW com-. [L. com (= with). cp. קוֹ◌, קוֹנְ◌, קוֹנְטְר◌.]

קוֹמְבַּיְן m.n. FW combine. [Eng. combine, from Late L. combīnāre (= to unite, combine), from com– (see קוֹמְ◌) and bīnī (= two each, two at a time), which stands for * dwis-nī and is related to duo (= two). See בִּי◌ and cp. קוֹמֽבִּינַצֽיָה.]

קוֹמְבִּינַצְיָה f.n. FW combination. [Late L. combīnātiō, from combīnāre. See קוֹמְבַּיְן and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹמֶדְיָה f.n. FW comedy. [L. cōmoedia, from Gk. komodia (= comedy), from komodos (= comic actor; orig. ‘singer in the komos or comic chorus’), contraction of komaoidos, which is compounded of komos (= revel, carousing, merrymaking, comic chorus), and aoidos (= singer). The first element is of uncertain origin. cp. קוֹמִי and אֲפִיקוֹמָן. The second element is related to Gk. aeidein (= to sing), aoide, ode (= song); see אוֹדָה.]

קוֹמָה f.n. 1 height. 2 man’s height, stature. NH 3 story, storey. [From קום. cp. Aram. קוֹמְתָא, Syr. קוּמְתָא (= height, stature), Arab. qāma (= stature, figure), Akka. qumtu. For the ending see first suff. ◌ָה.]

קוֹמוֹדוֹר m.n. FW commodore. [From earlier commandore, from Fren. commandeur (= commander), from VL commandāre (= to command). See קוֹמַנְדּוֹ.]

קוֹמוּטָטוֹר m.n. FW commutator. [Modern L. commutātor, from L. commutātus, p. part. of commūtāre (= to change entirely), from com– (see קוֹמֽ◌) and mūtāre (= to change), which derives from IE base * meit(h)–, enlargement of base * mei– (= to change, exchange). See ‘mean’ (of low rank) in my CEDEL and cp. קוֹמוּנָה.]

קוּמוּלוּס m.n. FW cumulus. [From L. cumulus (= a heap), which prob. stands for ƙu-me-los (= a swelling), and derives from IE base * kew(e)-, *ƙū- (= to swell).]

קוֹמוּנָה f.n. FW commune. [Fren. commune, from L. commūnia, neuter pl. of commūnis (= common), which was mistaken for f. singular L. commūnis (= common, universal, public), formed from co- (see קוֹ◌) and Old L. moinos, moenus (= service, office, function), which is related to L. moenia, mūnia (= official duties), from IE base * moin-, *mein- (= to change). See ‘mean’ (= of low rank), in my CEDEL and cp. קוֹמוּנִיזְם, קוֹמוּנִיסְט, קוֹמוּנִיסְטִי, קוֹמוּנִיקָט, קוֹמוּנִיקַצְיָה cp. also קוֹמוּטָטוֹר.]

קוֹמוּנִיזְם m.n. FW communism. [Fren. communisme, coined by Goodwyn Barmby in 1840 from L. commūnis. See קוֹמוּנָה. For the ending of קוֹמוּנִיזְם see suff. ◌ִיזְם.]

קוֹמוּנִיסְט m.n. FW communist. [Fren. communiste, coined by Goodwyn Barmby from L. commūnis. See קוֹמוּנִיזֽם and suff. ◌ִיסֽט.] Derivative: קוֹמוּנִיסֽטִי.

קוֹמוּנִיסְטִי adj. FW communist, communistic. [Formed from קוֹמוּנִיסְט with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹמוּנִיקָט m.n. FW communiqué. [L. commūnicātus (whence also Fren. communiqué), p. part. of commūnicāre (= to communicate, impart, share), from commūnis. See קוֹמוּנָה.]

קוֹמוּנִיקַצְיָה f.n. FW communication. [L. commūnicātiō, from commūnicātus, p. part. of commūnicāre. See קוֹמוּנִיקָט and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹמוֹס m.n. FW gum, resin. [From Gk. kommi (whence also L. cummi, gummi, VL gumma, Fren. gomme, Eng. gum), from Egypt. kmj-t.] Derivative: מְקֻמָּס.

קוּמְזִיץ m.n. FW ‘kumsitz’ — get-together. [Compounded of Yiddish קוּם (= come), and זִיץ (= sit), hence lit. meaning ‘come and sit!’.]

קוֹמֵטָה f.n. FW comet. [Gk. kometes astres (= comet; lit.: ‘a long-haired star’), from koman (= to wear long hair), from kome (= hair). See קוֹמֵי.]

קוֹמֵי m.n. PBH hair. [From Gk. kome (= hair), which is of uncertain origin.]

קוֹמִי adj. FW comic, comical. [From Gk. komos (= comic chorus). See קוֹמֶדְיָה and suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹמֵיס m.n. PBH (pl. קוֹמֵיסִין) governor. [L. comes (= governor).]

קוֹמִיסְיָה f.n. FW commission. [L. commissiō (= a bringing together in contest, the beginning of a contest), from commissus, p. part. of committere (= to join or put together, unite, connect, commit), from com- (see קוֹמְ◌) and mittere (= to send), which is prob. cogn. with Avestic maēth (= to send). See ‘mission’ in my CEDEL. For the ending see suff. ◌יָה. cp. קוֹמִיסָר, קוֹמִיסְיוֹן and קוֹמְפְּרוֹמִיס.]

קוֹמִיסְיוֹן m.n. MH commission, brokerage. [Fren. commission, from L. commissiō. See קוֹמִיסְיָה.]

קוֹמִיסָר m.n. FW commissar. [Russ. komisar, from Med. L. commissārius (= a person in charge), from L. commissus, p. part. of committere. See קוֹמִיסְיָה.]

קוֹמְמִיּוּת adv. upright, erect (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Lev. 26:13). [Formed from קום with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוֹמַנְדּוֹ m.n. FW commando. [Dutch commando, from Portuguese commando, from commandar, from L. commendāre (= to commit to one’s charge); lit.: ‘to place in one’s hands’, from com– (see קוֹמְ◌) and manus (= hand). See מָנוּפַקֽטוּרָה and cp. קוֹמוֹדוֹר. cp. also רֶקוֹמֶנֽדַּצְיָה.]

קוֹמָנִית f.n. PBH mold on bread. [Related to Aram. קוֹמָנִיתָא, Syr. קְמַל (= became moldy), קָמֽלָא (= mold), Heb. קָמַל (= withered). See קמל.]

קוֹמְפּוֹזִיטוֹר m.n. FW composer. [L. compositōr (= one who puts together, orders, arranges), from compositus, p. part. compōnere (= to put together), from com- (see קוֹמ◌) and pōnere (= to put, place). See פּוֹזִיצְיָה and cp. קוֹמְפּוֹזִיצְיָה, קוֹמְפּוֹנֶנְט and קוֹמְפּוֹסְט.]

קוֹמְפּוֹזִיצְיָה f.n. FW composition. [L. compositiō (= a putting together), from compositus, p. part. of compōnere. See קוֹמְפּוֹזִיטוֹר and suff. ◌יָה.]

קוֹמְפּוֹנֶנְט m.n. FW component. [L. compōnēns, pres. part. of compōnere. See קוֹמְפּוֹזִיטוֹר. For the ending of קוֹמְפּוֹנֶנְט see suff. ‘-ent’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹמְפּוֹסְט m.n. FW compost. [Eng. compost, from VL composita, properly p. part. of L. compōnere. See קוֹמְפּוֹזִיטוֹר.]

קוֹמְפֶּטֶנְטִי adj. FW competent. [Fren. compétent, from L. competēns, pres. part. of competere (= to strive together after something, coincide, agree, be suitable), from com- (see קוֹמ◌) and petere (= to fall upon, rush at, attack, assail, to seek, ask, request). See פֶּטִיצְיָה. For the ending ‘-ent’ see suff. ‘-ent’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי in this dictionary.]

קוֹמְפִּילַצְיָה f.n. FW compilation. [L. compīlātiō (= a gathering together), from compīlātus, p. part. of compīlāre (= to gather together), prob. meaning orig. ‘to press together’, and formed from com- (see קוֹמְ◌) and pīlāre (= to press, compress), from pīla (= pillar). See ‘pillar’ in my CEDEL. For the ending of קוֹמְפִּילַצְיָה see suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹמְפְּלֶט m.n. FW set. [From L. complētus, p. part. of complēre (= to fill up), from com– (see קוֹמְ◌) and plēre (= to fill). See פְּלֶנוּם.]

קוֹמְפְּלִיקַצְיָה f.n. FW complication. [L. complicātiō (= a folding together), from complicātus, p. part. of complicāre (= to fold together), from com– (see קוֹמֽ◌) and plicāre (= to fold, bend). See קוֹמְפְּלֶקְס and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹמְפְּלֶקְס m.n. FW complex. [L. complexus, p. part. of complectī (= to fold together, surround, encircle, embrace; to comprehend, understand; to comprise, include), from com- (see קוֹמְ◌) and plectere (= to plaid, braid, intertwine), from IE base * pleƙ- (= to plait, twist). See ‘ply’ (to bend), in my CEDEL and cp. קוֹמְפּֽלִיקַצְיָה. cp. also רֶפְּלִיקָה, רֶפֽלֶקֽטוֹר, and רֶפֽלֶקֽס.]

קוֹמְפְּרוֹמִיס m.n. PBH compromise. [Fren. compromis, from L. comprōmissum (= a mutual promise to abide by the award of an arbiter), properly neuter of prōmissus, p. part. of prōmittere (= to promise), from prō (see פְּרוֹ◌) and mittere (= to send). See קוֹמִיסֽיָה.]

קוֹמְפְּרֶסּוֹר m.n. FW compressor. [L. compressor (= one who compresses), from compressus, p. part. of comprimere (= to press together), from com- (see קוֹמְ◌), and premere (= to press), which is related to prēlum (= press, winepress). cp. דֶפְּרֶסְיָה.]

קוּמְקְוָט m.n. FW a small orange (Citrus Japonica). [Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese kin-kü (= ‘gold orange’).]

קוּמְקוּם m.n. PBH 1 kettle, pot. NH 2 teapot. [L. cucuma (= cooking vessel, kettle), whence also Gk. koukkoumion. However, it is possible that the Latin word was borrowed from Greek. Of unknown origin. Aram. קוּמְקוּמָא also derives from L. cucuma. Arab. qumqum is an Aram. loan word. The insertion is prob. due to reduplication.] Derivative: קוּמְקוּמוֹן.

קוּמְקוּמוֹן m.n. NH small kettle, teapot. [Formed from קוּמְקוּם with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן.]

קַוָּן m.n. NH lineman, linesman. [Formed from קַו ᴵ with agential suff. ◌ָן.] Derivative: קַוָּנוּת.

קוֹנְ◌ pref. FW con–. [A form of com– (see קוֹמְ◌) used before all consonants except b, p, l, m, r.]

קוֹנָאָה f.n. PBH cone. [From Gk. konos (= pine cone, fir cone, cone; peak), which is cogn. with Old I. sāṇaḥ (= whetstone), L. cōs (= whetstone), catus (= sharp), from IE base * ƙō(i)-, *ƙē(i)-, *ƙ(i)- (= sharp, whet; to sharpen, whet). cp. קוֹנוּס.]

קוֹנְבֶנְצְיָה f.n. convention, agreement. [L. conventiō (= meeting, assembly, agreement; lit.: ‘a coming together’), from conventus, p. part. of convenōre (= to come together), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and veniō (= I come), which derives from IE base * qem– (= to go; to come). See בָּסִיס.] Derivative: קוֹנְבֶנְצְיוֹנָלִי.

קוֹנְבֶנְצְיוֹנָלִי adj. FW conventional. [L. conventionālis (= pertaining to an agreement), from convetiō. See קוֹנְבֶנֽצְיָה. For the L. ending –ālis see suff. ‘–al’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְגְּלוֹמֶרָט m.n. FW conglomerate. [L. conglomerātus, p. part. of conglomerāre (= to roll together), from con- (see קוֹנְ◌) and glomerāre (= to form into a ball), from glomus (= ball), which derives from IE * gle-m-, a collateral form of base * glebh- (= to make into a ball, press together). See גְּלוֹבּוּס. For the ending of קוֹנְגְּלוֹמֶרָט see verbal suff. ‘-ate’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְגְּרֶס m.n. FW congress. [L. congressus (= a coming together, a friendly meeting), from congressus, p. part. of congredī (= to come or go together), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and gradī (= to step, walk, go). See גַּרֽדּוֹם ᴵ and cp. words there referred to.]

קוֹנְדּוֹמִינְיוֹן m.n. FW condominium. [Modern L. condominium, from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and dominium (= property, right of ownership, domain), from dominus (= master, lord). See דּוֹמִינְיוֹן.]

קוֹנְדִּיטוֹן m.n. PBH spiced wine. [Gk. konditon, from L. condītum, p. part. of condīre (= to preserve, pickle, spice), which is related to condere (= to put together, store up), which is formed from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and IE base * dhē– (= to put, place). See תִּיק and cp. ‘do’ (v.) in my CEDEL. cp. also קוֹנְדִּיטוֹר and קוֹנְדִּטוֹרְיָה.]

קוֹנְדִּיטוֹר m.n. FW confectioner. [Ger. Konditor, a blend of It. candire, Fren. candir (= to candy), ult. from Arab. qand (= sugar), and L. condīre (see קוֹנְדִּיטוֹן). cp. קוֹנְדִּיטוֹרְיָה.]

קוֹנְדִּיטוֹרְיָה f.n. FW confectionery. [Ger. Konditorei, from Konditor. See קוֹנְדִּיטוֹר and suff. ◌יָה.]

קוֹנְדֶּנְסָטוֹר m.n. FW condenser. [From L. condēnsāre (= to make very dense, condense), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and dēnsāre (= to make dense). For the ending of קוֹנְדֶּנְסָטוֹר see suff. ‘–ator’ in my CEDEL.]

קוּנְדָּס m.n. PBH pole, rod, block of wood. [A collateral form of קוֹנְטוֹס (q.v.). cp. קוּנֽדֵּס.]

קוּנְדֵּס m.n. NH practical joker, prankster. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fig. use of קוּנְדָּס.] Derivatives: קוּנְדֵּסוּת, קוּנֽדֵּסִי, קבדס.

קוּנְדֵּסוּת f.n. NH practical joke, prank, mischievousness. [Formed from קוּנְדֵּס with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוּנְדֵּסִי adj. NH prankish. [Formed from קוּנְדֵּס with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנֶה m.n. 1 buyer, purchaser, customer. 2 owner, master. 3 creator, God. [Act. part. of קָנָה. See קנה.]

קוֹנוּס m.n. FW cone (geometry). [Gk. konos. See קוֹנָאָה.] Derivative: קוֹנִי.

קַוָּנוּת f.n. NH lineman’s job. [Formed from קַוָּן with suff. ◌וּת.]

קְוַנְט m.n. FW quantum. [From L. quantum, neuter of quantus (= how great? how much? how many?), * quām-to-, from quam (= in what manner, as much as). See ‘how’ and ‘who’ in my CEDEL and cp. קְווֹטָה, קְווֹרוּם.]

קוֹנְטוֹ m.n. FW account. [It. conto, from Late L. computus (= a computation), from computāre (= to sum up, reckon), from com– (see קוֹמְ◌) and putāre (= to trim, prune, lop, clean, cleanse; to think over, consider, reckon, count), which is prob. related to puteus (= well, pit; lit.: ‘a hole cut’) and to pavīre (= to beat, ram, tread down). cp. דִיסְקוֹנְט. cp. also אַמְפּוּטַצֽיָה, רֶפּוּטַצֽיָה.]

קוֹנְטוֹס m.n. PBH pole, rod. [From Gk. kontos, which is related to kentein (= to prick, goad), kentron (= point, prickle). See צֶנֽטֽרָלִיזְם and cp. קוּנֽדָּס.]

קוֹנְטוּר m.n. FW contour. [Fren. contour, formed under the influence of tour (= turn), from It. contorno (= circuit, outline, contour), from contornare (= to compass about, to outline), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and tornare (= to turn in a lathe, turn, polish, fashion), from tornus (= lathe; graver’s tool), from Gk. tornos (= turner’s wheel — a tool for drawing a circle), which is related to toreus (= graver’s tool), toruein (= to bore through; to work in relief), from IE base * ter– (= to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, to pierce). See ‘throw’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְטִינֶנְט m.n. FW continent. [L. continens, short for terra continēns (= the mainland, continent; lit.: ‘the land that holds together’), pres. part. of continēre (= to hold together), from con- (see קוֹנְ◌) and tenēre (= to hold), which is related to tendere (= to stretch, extend). These words derive from IE base * ten- (= to stretch, extend). See ‘tenable’, ‘tend’ and suff. ‘-ent’ in my CEDEL. cp. קוֹנְטִינֶנְטָלִי.]

קוֹנְטִינֶנְטָלִי adj. FW continental. [Formed from קוֹנֽטִינֶנֽט, with L. suff. ‘–ālis– (see adj. suff. ‘–al’ in my CEDEL) and Heb. suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְטַקְט m.n. FW contact. [L. contāctus (= a touching, contact), from contāctus, p. part. of contingere (= to touch closely), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and tangere (= to touch). See טַנִגֶּנֽס and cp. טַקֽט.]

קוֹנְטֶקְסְט m.n. FW context. [L. contextus (= a joining together), from contextus, p. part. of contexere (= to weave, join together, interweave, unite), from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and texere (= to weave). See טֶקֽסֽט.]

קוֹנְטָר m.n. FW kantar (288 kg). [Arab. qanṭar, from L. centēnārius, relating to a hundred, from centēnī (= a hundred each), from centum (= one hundred). See ‘hundred’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְטְר◌ pref. FW contre-. [Fren. contre-, from L. contrā (= against, facing, opposite, contrary to, opposed to), properly ablative f. singular of * comtro, which was formed from Old L. com (= with, together with), and – tr, zero degree of – ter–, which appears in L. alter (= the other of two). Contrā orig. denoted the being together of two things compared with each other. For the first element see קוֹמְ◌. For the second see ‘-ther’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְטְרַבַּנְדָּה f.n. FW contraband. [Fren. contrebande, from earlier It. contrabando (now spelled contrabbando), from L. contrā; see קוֹנְטְר◌ and It. bando (= proclamation).]

קוּנְטְרֵס m.n. PBH 1 booklet. MH 2 commentary (specif., name of Rashi’s commentary on the Talmud). [L. commentārius (= notebook, sketch, commentary; short for liber commentārius, properly an adj. meaning ‘pertaining to a commentum’, from commentum (= invention, fabrication, fiction), properly neuter of p. part. commentus used as a noun, from commīniscor (= I devise, invent, contrive, fabricate), which stands for * com-menīscor and lit. means ‘I ponder’, from com– (see קוֹמְ◌), and mēns (= mind). See מֶנֽטָלִי.

קוֹנְטְרַסְט m.n. FW contrast. [Fren. contraste, from It. contrasto, from contrastare, from VL * contrāstāre (= to oppose), from L. contrā stāre (= to stand against), from contrā (see קוֹנְטְר◌) and stāre. See סְטָטִי.]

קוֹנְטְרַפּוּנְקְט m.n. FW counterpoint (in music). [From Med. L. cantus contrāpūnctus, from the term pūnctus contrā pūnctum (= note against note; lit.: ‘point against point’). The former practice was to write the notes for the accompanying voice against (i.e. over or under) the notes for the first voice. For the first element see קוֹנֽטְר◌. L. pūnctus (= that which is pricked, puncture, point), is p. part. of pungere (= to pierce, sting, bite), from a nasalized form of IE base * peug– (= to stick, stab), whence L. pūgnus (= fist), pūgnāre (= to fight).]

קוֹנִי adj. FW conic. [Formed from קוֹנוּס with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְיָאק m.n. FW cognac. [Fren. cognac, properly brandy made from wine produced at Cognac Department of Charente, in France.]

קוֹנְיָה f.n. PBH glaze. [From Gk. konia (= dust, ashes), from konis (= dust), which is cogn. with L. cinis (= ashes).]

קוֹנְיוּנְקְטוּרָה f.n. FW prosperity, boom, bonanza. [From L. conjūnctus, p. part. of conjungere (= to join together), from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and jungere (= to join, unite). See זוּג. For the ending of קוֹנְיוּנֽקְטוּרָה see suff. ‘–ure’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְכִיָּה, קוֹנְכִית f.n. NH shell (of a snail). [L. concha, from Gk. konche (= mussel, shell). cp. ‘conch’ and ‘congius’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנָם m.n. PBH a kind of oath used in the sense ‘may it be forbidden!’ or ‘I swear that’ (e.g. קוֹנָם שֶׁאֵינִי יָשֵׁן, שֶׁאֵינִי מְדַבֵּר, ‘I swear that I will not sleep’, or ‘that I will not speak’). [Together with Aram. קִינוּמָא of Phoen. origin, as shown by the word קִינמו, occurring in the inscription of Eshmunezer II, king of Sidon.]

קוֹנְסוּל m.n. FW consul. [L. cōnsul (= either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman state). This word prob. meant orig. ‘convener, convoker’, and is related to cōnsulere (= to take counsel, deliberate). See קוֹנְסוּלֽטַצְיָה and cp. ‘consul’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְסוּלְטַצְיָה f.n. FW consultation. [L. cōnsultātiō, from cōnsultātus, p. part. of cōnsultāre (= to take the advice of, consult; to consider maturely, weigh, ponder). See קוֹנְסוּל. See also ‘consult’ in my CEDEL. For the ending of קוֹנֽסוּלְטַצְיָה see suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹנְסוּלְיָה f.n. FW consulate. [Formed from קוֹנֽסוּל with suff. ◌יָה.]

קוֹנְסוּלָרִי adj. FW consular. [L. cōnsulāris, from cōnsul. See קוֹנסוּל. For L. suff. – āris see adj. suff. ‘–ar’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְסוֹנַנְט m.n. FW consonant. [Fren. consonant, from L. consīnāns, pres. part. of cōnsonāre (= to sound together or at the same time), from con– (see קוֹנְ◌) and sonāre (= to sound). See סוֹנֶטָה and cp. קוֹנְסוֹנַנְס.]

קוֹנְסוֹנַנְס m.n. FW consonance. [Fren. consonance, from L. cōnsonantia (= agreement, harmony), from cōnsonāns. See קוֹנְסוֹנַנְט.]

קוֹנְסוֹרְצְיוֹן m.n. FW consortium. [L. cōnsortium (= fellowship), from cōnsors (= sharer, partner, comrade; lit.: ‘having the same lot’), from con- (see קוֹנְ◌) and sors (= lot, condition), which stands in gradational relationship to serere (= to join, connect); lots were called sortēs because they used to be strung or threaded. See סֶרְיָה.]

קוֹנְסְטִיטוּצֽיָה f.n. FW constitution. [Fren. constitution, from L. cōnstitūtiō (= constitution, disposition, nature), from cōnstitūtus, p. part. of cōnstituere (= to cause to stand, set, put, place, set up, erect, establish, bring about, appoint, constitute), from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and statuere (= to cause to stand, place, set up). See סְטָטוּט and suff. ◌יָה.]

קוֹנְסְטִיטוּצְיוֹנִי adj. FW constitutional. [Formed from קוֹנֽסְטִיטוּצֽיָה with suff. ◌וֹנִי.]

קוֹנְסְטֶלַּצְיָה f.n. FW constellation. [Late L. cōnstēllātiō (= a collection of stars), from cōnstēllātus (= starred, studded with stars), from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and stēllātus (= starred), p. part. of stēllāre (= to set with stars), from stēlla (= star), which stands for * ster-la and is cogn. with Gk. aster, asteron (= star). See אַסֽטֶרוֹאִיד and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹנֽסְטְרוּקְטִיבִי adj. FW constructive. [Med. L. cōnstructīvus, from L. cōnstructus, p. part. cōnstruere. See קוֹנֽסְטְרוּקְצְיָה. For the L. ending – īvus see suff. ‘–ive’ in my CEDEL, for the ending ◌ִי see suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: קוֹנְסֽטֽרוּקְטִיבִיזֽם.

קוֹנְסְטְרוּקְטִיבִיזְם m.n. FW constructivism. [Formed from קוֹנְסֽטְרוּקְטִיבִי with suff. ◌ִיזְם.]

קוֹנְסְטְרוּקְצְיָה f.n. FW construction. [L. constructiō (= a joining together), from cōnstructus, p. part. of cōnstruere (= to heap or pile together, make by piling up, make fabricate, join together), from con– (see קוֹנֽ◌) and struere (= to pile up, build, construct). See סְטֽרוּקְטוּרָה.]

קוֹנְסִיגְנַצְיָה f.n. FW consignation. [L. cōnsignātiō (= a written proof, document), from cōnsignātus, p. part. of cōnsignāre (= to mark with a seal, subscribe, attest, certify), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and signāre (= to set a mark upon, mark), from signum (= mark). See סִגְנוֹן and suff. ◌ַצֽיָה.]

קוֹנְסִילְיוּם m.n. FW medical consultation. [L. cōnsilium (= deliberative assembly; consultation, deliberation, plan, design, advice, counsel), which is prob. related to cōnsulere (= to take counsel, deliberate). See קוֹנְסוּל.]

קוֹנְסְפִּירַצְיָה f.n. FW conspiracy. [From L. cōnspīrātus, p. part. of cōnspīrāre (= to breathe together, agree, act in concert, plot together), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and spīrāre (= to breathe, blow). See סְפִּירְט and suff. ◌ַצְיָה.]

קוֹנְסְפֶּקְט m.n. FW conspectus. [L. cōnspectus (= a looking at, sight, view), from cōnspectus, p. part. of cōnspicere (= to look at attentively, get sight of), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and specere, spicere (= to look at). See סְפֶּצְיָאלִי.]

קוֹנְסֶקְוֶנְטִי adj. FW consequential. [L. cōnsequens, pres. part. of cōnsequī (= to follow up, go after, attend), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and sequī (= to follow). See סֶקוּנְדָּה and suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְסֶרְוָטוֹרְיוֹן m.n. FW conservatory. [Fren. conservatoire, from It. conservatorio, orig. orphanage (the first It. musical schools were orphanages), from Med. L. cōnservātōrium (= a place for preserving), from L. cōnservāre (= to preserve). See קוֹנֽסֶרְוִים.]

קוֹנְסֶרְוָטִיבִי adj. FW conservative. [Eng. conservative, from Fren. conservatif, from L. cōnservātus, p. part. of cōnservāre. See קוֹנְסֶרֽוִים.] Derivative: קוֹנְסֶרֽוָטִיבִיּוּת.

קוֹנְסֶרְוָטִיבִיּוּת f.n. MH conservatism, conservativeness. [Formed from קוֹנְסֶרְוָטִיבִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוֹנְסֶרְוִים m.n. pl. FW [Fren. conserve (= preserved fruit), from conserver (= to preserve, keep, maintain), from L. cōnservāre (= to save, keep, maintain, preserve, protect), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and servāre (= to save, deliver, preserve, protect), which is cogn. with Avestic haraiti, haurvaiti (= takes care of, protects), haurva (= protecting). See הֵרוֹאִי and cp. רֶזֶרְבָה.]

קוּנְעָה f.n. PBH wife. [Prob. related to Arab. qāni‘a (= satisfied, content), whence in a figurative sense ‘a wife satisfied with her husband’.]

קוֹנְפֶדֶרַצְיָה f.n. FW confederation. [Late L. cōnfederātiō, from L. cōnfederātus, p. part. of cōnfoederāre (= to join by a league), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and foederāre (= to establish by a league), from foedus (= league, treaty, covenant), which stands in gradational form to fīdere (= to trust), fidēlis (= true, faithful, sincere). See ‘fidelity’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְפוֹרְמִי adj. FW conformist. [Formed with suff. ◌ִי, from L. cōnformāre (= to form, fashion or shape symmetrically), from cōn– (see קוֹנְ◌) and formāre (= to form, fashion, shape), from forma. See פוֹרְמָה.]

קוֹנְפְלִיקְט m.n. FW conflict. [L. cōnflīctus, p. part. of cōnflīgere (= to strike against, strike together, contend, fight), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and fligere (= to strike).]

קוֹנְפֶקְצְיָה f.n. FW ready-made clothing. [Fren. confection, from L. cōnfectiō, from cōnfectus, p. part. of cōnficere (= to make up together, prepare, accomplish), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and facere (= to make, do). See פַקְט and suff. ◌ְיָה.]

קוֹנְפֶרַנְסְיֶה m.n. FW conférencier. [Fren. conférencier, from conférence, from L. cōnferentia, from cōnferēns, pres. part. of cōnferre (= to bring together, collect, bestow upon, give, consult), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and ferre (= to bear, carry). See טְרַנְסְפֶר.]

קוּנְץ m.n. FW extraordinary deed, something remarkable, a great thing. [Yiddish, from Ger. Kunststück (= artistic work).]

קוֹנְצֶנְטֶר m.n. FW concenter. [From Fren. cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and L. centrum (= center). See צֶנְטְרָלִיזְם.] Derivative: קוֹנְצֶנְטְרִי.

קוֹנְצֶנְטְרִי adj. FW concentric(al). [Formed from קוֹנְצֶנֽטֶר with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹנְצֶסְיָה f.n. FW concession. [L. concessiō (= an allowing, conceding), from concessus, p. part. of concedere (= to go away, give way, yield, submit), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and cēdere (= to go away, yield, withdraw), which prob. stands for * cezdere, from the demonstrative particle ce- and IE base * sed- (= to go). See ‘sedentary’ in my CEDEL.]

קוֹנְצֶפְּצְיָה f.n. FW conception. [L. conceptiō (= a comprehending, conception), from conceptus, p. part. of concipere (= to take hold of, take, conceive, understand), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and capere (= to catch, seize, take hold of, take, receive, hold, contain). For the ending of קוֹנְצֶפְּצְיָה see suff. ◌ְיָה.]

קוֹנְצֶרְט m.n. FW concert. [Fren. concert, from It. concerto. Most lexicographers derive this word from L. concertāre (= to dispute, contend). This etymology cannot be accepted because of the great discrepancy in meaning. The origin of It. concerto and concertare must be sought in another Latin word. It. concertare, prob. comes from L. concentāre (= to sing together), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and cantāre (= to sing). For the change of nt and rt, which is due to dissimilation. cp. L. carmen (= song), dissimilated from canmen, from canere (= to sing). See קַנְטָטָה and cp. קוֹנְצֶרְטִינָה.]

קוֹנְצֶרְטִינָה f.n. FW concertina. [It. concertina, name of a small musical instrument, coined from concerto (see קוֹנְצֶרְט) and dimin. suff. ‘-ina’.]

קוֹנְצֶרְן m.n. FW concern. [Eng. concern (n.), from concern (v.), from Fren. concerner, from Med. L. concernere (= to have regard to), from Late L. concernere (= to mix together in, or as in, a sieve), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and L. cernere (= to sift, distinguish, discern, understand, decide), which is related to certus (= determined, resolved, sure, certain). See קֽרִיטִי.]

קוֹנְקוֹרְדָּט m.n. FW concordat. [Fren. concordat, from L. concordāre (= to be of the same mind), from concors (= of the same mind), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and cors (= heart), which is cogn. with Gk. kardia (= heart). See קוֹרְדְּיָקוֹס and cp. קוֹנְקוֹרְדַּנְצְיָה.]

קוֹנְקוֹרְדַּנְצְיָה f.n. FW concordance. [Late L. concordantia (= agreement, harmony), from L. concordāns, pres. part. of concordāre. See קוֹנְקוֹרְדָּט and suff. ◌יָה.]

קוֹנְקוּרֶנְצְיָה f.n. FW competition. [Med. L. concurrentia (= lit.: ‘a running together’), from L. concurrēns, pres. part. of concurrere (= to run together), from cōn– (= fee) and currere (= to run). See קוּרְס and suff. ◌יָה and cp. קוֹנְקוּרֽס.]

קוֹנְקוּרְס m.n. FW competition. [Fren. concours, from L. concursus (= a running together, concourse, assembly), from concurs-(um), p. part. stem of concurrere. See קוֹסִינוּס.]

קוֹנְקְרֶטִי adj. FW concrete. [Formed with suff. ◌ִי from L. concrētus (= grown together), from cōn- (see קוֹנְ◌) and crēscere (= to grow). See קְרֶשֶׁנֽדוֹ.] Derivative: קוֹנְקְרֶטִיּוּת.

קוֹסִינוּס m.n. FW cosine (trigonometry). [From co. sinus, abbreviation of Modern L. complēmentī sinus (= the sine of the complement). This name and its abbreviation into co. sinus were first used by Edmund Gunter, a mathematician of the early 17th century. See קוֹמְפְּלֶט and סִינוּס and cp. קוֹטַנְגֶּנְס.]

קוֹסֵם m.n. magician, wizard. [Subst. use of the act. part. of קָסַם. See קסם.]

קוֹסְמוֹ◌ FW (combining form) cosmo–. [Gk. kosmo, from kosmos (= the world). See קוֹסְמוֹס.]

קוֹסְמוֹגוֹנְיָה f.n. FW cosmogony. [Gk. kosmogonia (whence also Fren. cosmogonie), compounded of kosmo– (see קוֹסֽמוֹ◌) and gonos (= race, offspring), which derives from IE base gen– (= to beget, produce). See גֶּן.]

קוֹסְמוֹגְרָפִי adj. FW cosmographic(al). [Back formation from קוֹסְמוֹגְרַפְיָה. For the ending see suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹסְמוֹגְרַפְיָה f.n. FW cosmography. [Gk. kosmographia (= description of the world), compounded of kosmos (see קוֹסְמוֹ◌) and graphia, from graphein (= to write); see ◌גְרַפְיָה.] Derivative: קוֹסְמוֹגְרַפִי.

קוֹסְמוֹלוֹגְיָה f.n. FW cosmology. [Compounded of קוֹסְמוֹ◌ and ◌לוֹגְיָה.]

קוֹסְמוֹנָאוּט m.n. FW cosmonaut. [Compounded of קוֹסֽמוֹ◌ and Gk. nautes (= ship). See נַוָּט.]

קוֹסְמוֹס m.n. FW cosmos. [Gk. kosmos (= order, ornament, decoration, set form; world, universe), which is of uncertain origin. cp. קוֹסְמֶטִיקָה.]

קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיט m.n. FW cosmopolite. [Gk. kosmopolites (= citizen of the world), compounded of kosmo (see קוֹסְמוֹ◌) and polites (= citizen), which derives from polis. See פּוֹלִיטִיקָה. The word kosmopolites was first used by Philo Judaeus (late first century B.C.E. and early first century C.E.).] Derivative: קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיטִי.

קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיטִי adj. FW cosmopolitan, cosmopolite. [Formed from קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיט with suff. ◌ִי.] Derivative: קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיטִיּוּת.

קוֹסְמוֹפּוֹלִיטִיּוּת f.n. FW cosmopolitanism. [Formed from קוֹסֽמוֹפּוֹלִיטִי with suff. ◌וּת.]

קוֹסְמֶטוֹלוֹגְיָה f.n. FW cosmetology. [Compounded of Gk. kosmetos (= well-ordered) and logia (see ◌לוֹגְיָה).]

קוֹסְמֶטִי adj. FW cosmetic. [Gk. kosmetikos (= skilled in arranging), from kosmetos (= well-ordered), verbal adj. of kosmai (= to order, arrange, adorn), from kosmos. See קוֹסְמוֹס and suff. ◌ִי.]

קוֹסְמֶטִיקָה f.n. FW cosmetics. [From Gk. kosmetike. See קוֹסְמֶטִי.]

קוֹסְמִי adj. FW cosmetic. [Back formation from Gk. kosmos. See קוֹסְמוֹס and suff. ◌ִי.]

קוּסְקוּס m.n. FW couscous. [Fren., from Arab. kúskus, from káskasa (= he pounded), which is related to Heb. קִסֽקֵס (of s.m.). These verbs are prob. Pilpel forms of Arab. kássa, resp. Heb. קָסַס (= he chewed). cp. Akka. kasāsu (= to cut small), kissatu (= fodder).]

קֽוֹעֵ m.n. MH nobleman, prince. [Prob. from קוֹעַ, occurring Ezek. 23:23, where it is mentioned together with the פְּקוֹד and שׁוֹעַ (q.v.). According to some scholars these two names correspond to Akka. Quṭū, resp. Sutū. Rashi and many other commentators see in קוֹעַ a common noun meaning ‘officers’ or ‘princes’. Similarly they explain פּֽקוֹד as related to פָּקִיד (= officer), and identify שׁוֹעַ with שׁוֹעַ Is. 32:5 and Job 34:19, where its meaning is ‘noble’.]

קוֹף ᴵ m.n. ape, monkey (in the Bible occurring only Kin. I 10:23 and Chron. II 9:21). [Together with Aram. קוֹפָא, Syr. קוּפָא, and Akka. ukupu, prob. borrowed ultimately from Old I. kapiḥ, whence also Egypt. gf, gyf (= long-tailed monkey), Gk. kebos, kepos (= ape, monkey).] Derivatives: קוֹפוֹן, קוֹפִי, קוֹפִיף.

קוֹף ᴵᴵ, קוּף ᴵ f.n. PBH (pl. קוֹפִין or קוּפִין) , ‘koph’, or ‘kuph’ — name of the nineteenth letter of the Heb. alphabet. [Means lit. ‘eye of a needle’; so called in allusion to the ancient Heb. form of this letter. Gk. kappa, a letter of the Greek alphabet, derives from an Aramaized form of קוֹף.]

קוּף ᴵᴵ m.n. PBH eye of a needle. [From Aram. קוּפָא, which is of uncertain origin.]

קוף base of תְּקוּפָה (= circuit, revolution), and prob. means ‘to go round’. [Related to base נקף ᴵᴵ.]

קוֹפוֹן m.n. NH a little monkey. [Formed from קוֹף with dimin. suff. ◌וֹן.]

קוֹפִי adj. NH monkeyish, apish. [Formed from קוֹף ᴵ with suff. ◌ִי.]

קוּפִּידוֹן PN FW Cupid. [L. Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (= desire, love), from cupiō, cupere (= to desire), which is prob. cogn. with Old I. kúpyati (= bubbles up, becomes agitated), and with Gk. kapnos (= smoke, vapor).]

קוֹפִיף m.n. NH a little monkey. [Dimin. formed from קוֹף ᴵ.]

קוֹפִיץ m.n. PBH hatchet, chopper. [From Gk. kopis (= chopper, cleaver, bill-hook), which is related to koptein (= to strike, cut, cut off). See סִינְקוֹפָּה.] Derivative: קפץ ᴵᴵᴵ.

קוֹפָל m.n. (pl. קוֹפָלִים, also קוֹפְלָאוֹת) PBH 1 bolt, chain. NH 2 padlock. [Related to Aram. קוּפְלָא (= chain), Arab. qufl (= bar for fastening doors).]

קוּפְסָה see קֻפֽסָה.

קוֹפְּרָה f.n. FW copra. [Portuguese copra, from Malayalam koppara, from Hindustani khoprā, which is related to Hindustani khoprī and khappar (= skull). These words derive from Old I. kharparaḥ (= skull).]

קוץ ᴵ to loathe, abhor, feel a sickening dread.
    — Qal - קָץ he loathed, felt a sickening dread, abhorred.
    — Hiph. - הֵקִיץ he caused a sickening dread (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Is. 7:6 in the form נְקִיצָנָּה, ‘let us cause her sickening dread’). [Related to קוט, and prob. to JAram. קֽנַט (= he loathed, abhorred), Syr. קְנַט (= he feared), Arab. qanuṭa (= he despaired). cp. שׁקץ (= to detest), which is prob. Shaph‘el of קוץ.] Derivatives: קִיצָה ᴵ, תּֽקוּצָה.

קוץ ᴵᴵ to wake up.
    — Qal - קָץ he woke up.
    — Hiph. - הֵקִיץ 1 he woke up; MH 2 he awakened, aroused. [A secondary form of יקץ; mostly used in the Hiph‘il.] Derivatives: קַיִץ ᴵᴵ, קִיצָה ᴵᴵ, הֲקָצָה.

קוץ ᴵᴵᴵ to put thorns (in somebody’s path).
    — Qal - קָוַץ he put thorns (in somebody’s path).
    — Pi. - קִוֵּץ he removed thorns, cleared of thorns (for the privative meaning see סקל, סִקֵּל).
    — Nith. - נִתְקַוֵּץ was cleared of thorns. [Denominated from קוֹץ.] Derivatives: קָווּץ, קִוּוּץ.

קוץ ᴵⱽ to shrink, shrivel, contract.
    — Pi. - קִוֵּץ he shrank, shriveled.
    — Niph. - נִקְוַץ he shrank, shriveled.
    — Nith. - נִתֽקַוֵּץ (of s.m.). [A secondary form of כוץ.]