כתם

Hebrew

Root
כ־ת־ם (k-t-m)
4 terms

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.

Declension

Declension of כֶּתֶם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כֶּתֶם first כִּתְמִי כִּתְמֵנוּ
definite הַכֶּתֶם second כִּתְמְךָ כִּתְמֵךְ כִּתְמְכֶם כִּתְמְכֶן
construct כֶּתֶם־ third כִּתְמוֹ כִּתְמָהּ כִּתְמָם כִּתְמָן
plural indefinite כְּתָמִים first כתמיי / כְּתָמַי כְּתָמֵינוּ
definite הַכְּתָמִים second כְּתָמֶיךָ כתמייך / כְּתָמַיִךְ כִּתְמֵיכֶם כִּתְמֵיכֶן
construct כִּתְמֵי־ third כְּתָמָיו כְּתָמֶיהָ כִּתְמֵיהֶם כִּתְמֵיהֶן

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
  • "כתם" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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