חץ

Hebrew

Root
ח־צ־ץ (kh-ts-ts)
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic حُظْوَة (ḥuẓwa, “small arrow”) and Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (ūṣum, “arrow”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħeːsˤ/, [ˈħeː.esˤ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħesˤ/, [ˈħeːsˤ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħesˤ/ (East), /χet͡s/ (West)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χejt͡s/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χet͡s/

Noun

חֵץ • (khets) m (plural indefinite חיצים / חִצִּים, singular construct חיצי / חִצֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→))

Derived terms

חֵץ וָקֶשֶׁת (khéts vakéshet, “bow and arrow”)

References

“חץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
H2671 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible