כתם

Hebrew
Root
כ־ת־ם‎ (k-t-m)

Pronunciation
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Noun

כֶּתֶם • (kétem) m (plural indefinite כְּתָמִים‎, plural construct כִּתְמֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. stain
  2. spot
  3. (Biblical Hebrew, literary) gold
    Synonyms: זָהָב‎, פַּז‎, סְגוֹר‎, חָרוּץ‎, בֶּצֶר‎, אוֹפִיר‎
    • Tanach, Job 28:16, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏לֹא-תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר, בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר.‎‎
      lo-təsullé bəchétem ofír, bəšóham yaqár vəsappír.
      It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Adjective

כָּתֹם • (katóm) (feminine כְּתֻמָּה‎, masculine plural כְּתֻמִּים‎, feminine plural כְּתֻמּוֹת‎)

  1. defective spelling of כתום‎ (“orange”).

References
  • “כתם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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