תותח

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
⁧ת־ת־ח⁩ (t-t-ḥ)

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.

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Noun

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

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

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

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