תותח

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Noun

תּוֹתָח • (totákh) m (plural indefinite תּוֹתָחִים‎, singular construct תּוֹתַח־‎, plural construct תּוֹתְחֵי־‎)

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