כתית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ת (k-t-t)
5 terms

Derived from כָּתַת (katát, “to beat, pound”), literally, “something pounded”.

Pronunciation

Noun

כָּתִית • (katít) m (plural indefinite כְּתִיתִים, singular construct כְּתִית־, plural construct כְּתִיתֵי־) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. oil made from pounded olives (always preceded by שֶׁמֶן)
    • Tanach, Numbers 28:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַעֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בְּשֶׁמֶן כָּתִית רְבִיעִת הַהִין׃
      And the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.

Notes

According to Menachot 86b, this word specifically refers to olives pounded or crushed with a mortar and pestle, but not a millstone.

Declension

Declension of כָּתִית
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כָּתִית first כְּתִיתִי כְּתִיתֵנוּ
definite הַכָּתִית second כְּתִיתְךָ כְּתִיתֵךְ כְּתִיתְכֶם כְּתִיתְכֶן
construct כְּתִית־ third כְּתִיתוֹ כְּתִיתָהּ כְּתִיתָם כְּתִיתָן
plural indefinite כְּתִיתִים first כתיתיי / כְּתִיתַי כְּתִיתֵינוּ
definite הַכְּתִיתִים second כְּתִיתֶיךָ כתיתייך / כְּתִיתַיִךְ כְּתִיתֵיכֶם כְּתִיתֵיכֶן
construct כְּתִיתֵי־ third כְּתִיתָיו כְּתִיתֶיהָ כְּתִיתֵיהֶם כְּתִיתֵיהֶן

References

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