"סיף" meaning in Hebrew

See סיף in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsajip/ [Biblical-Hebrew], [ˈsajif] [Biblical-Hebrew], /ˈsajip/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈsaːjif] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ˈsajif/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-סיף.wav Forms: סַיִף [canonical], sáyif [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Aramaic סיפא / ܣܝܦܐ (saypā), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos). Etymology templates: {{cog|arc|סיפא}} Aramaic סיפא, {{cog|ar|سَيْف}} Arabic سَيْف (sayf), {{cog|sem-saf|𐪊𐪐|ts=sayp}} Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), {{cog|am|ሰይፍ}} Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), {{cog|grc|ξίφος}} Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|tr=sáyif|wv=סַיִף}} סַיִף • (sáyif) m
  1. foil, fencing sword
    Sense id: en-סיף-he-noun-8Jf7gJGA
  2. fencing (the sport)
    Sense id: en-סיף-he-noun-vb7jbgqy Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swords Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Swords: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: חֶרֶב (khérev)
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        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsajif/",
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        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
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    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
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        "romanization"
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        "foil, fencing sword"
      ],
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        [
          "foil",
          "foil"
        ],
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          "fencing",
          "fencing"
        ],
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "fencing (the sport)"
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        [
          "fencing",
          "fencing"
        ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsajip/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈsaːjif]",
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        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsajif/",
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    }
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}

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