"תחש" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /ˈta.χaʃ/ [Modern-Israeli], /ta.ˈħaʃ/ (note: Tiberian) Forms: תַּחַשׁ [canonical, masculine], tákhash [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Arabic دُخَس (duḵas). In the “badger” sense, a phono-semantic matching of German Dachs. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ת־ח־שׁ}}, {{cog|ar|دُخَس}} Arabic دُخَس (duḵas), {{psm|he|de|Dachs|nocap=1}} phono-semantic matching of German Dachs Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|tr=tákhash|wv=תַּחַשׁ}} תַּחַשׁ • (tákhash) m
  1. (Biblical) a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle Tags: Biblical
    Sense id: en-תחש-he-noun-pXCpQcvD Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dugongs and manatees Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 35 26 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 30 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 25 11 22 Disambiguation of Dugongs and manatees: 56 22 8 15
  2. (Modern Israeli, zoology) sea cow Tags: Modern-Israeli
    Sense id: en-תחש-he-noun-pjteoKAl Categories (other): Israeli Hebrew, Zoology, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 35 26 11 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (historical, obsolete) badger Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-תחש-he-noun-~xtKJ1Yt Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Dogs Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 35 26 11 29 Disambiguation of Dogs: 15 10 52 23
  4. (Modern Israeli) dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš) Tags: Modern-Israeli Synonyms: דָּקֶל
    Sense id: en-תחש-he-noun-eGYuq9ka Categories (other): Israeli Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־ח־שׁ Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 35 26 11 29 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־ח־שׁ: 24 7 14 56
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        "1": "ת־ח־שׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "دُخَس"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic دُخَس (duḵas)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Dachs",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "phono-semantic matching of German Dachs",
      "name": "psm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Arabic دُخَس (duḵas).\nIn the “badger” sense, a phono-semantic matching of German Dachs.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "תַּחַשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tákhash",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "tákhash",
        "wv": "תַּחַשׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "תַּחַשׁ • (tákhash) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Biblical Hebrew",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 26 11 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 30 15 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 25 11 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "56 22 8 15",
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          "name": "Dugongs and manatees",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle"
      ],
      "id": "en-תחש-he-noun-pXCpQcvD",
      "links": [
        [
          "tabernacle",
          "tabernacle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Biblical) a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Israeli Hebrew",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Zoology",
          "orig": "he:Zoology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 26 11 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea cow"
      ],
      "id": "en-תחש-he-noun-pjteoKAl",
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "sea cow",
          "sea cow#English:_Q25431"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli, zoology) sea cow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 26 11 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 10 52 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Dogs",
          "orig": "he:Dogs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "badger"
      ],
      "id": "en-תחש-he-noun-~xtKJ1Yt",
      "links": [
        [
          "badger",
          "badger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, obsolete) badger"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Israeli Hebrew",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 26 11 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 7 14 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־ח־שׁ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš)"
      ],
      "id": "en-תחש-he-noun-eGYuq9ka",
      "links": [
        [
          "dachshund",
          "dachshund#English:_Q29099"
        ],
        [
          "clipping",
          "clipping"
        ],
        [
          "כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ",
          "כלב תחש#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli) dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "דָּקֶל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.χaʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ta.ˈħaʃ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "תחש"
}
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    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew phono-semantic matchings from German",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־ח־שׁ",
    "Hebrew terms derived from German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Dogs",
    "he:Dugongs and manatees"
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        "1": "ת־ח־שׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
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        "2": "دُخَس"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Dachs",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "phono-semantic matching of German Dachs",
      "name": "psm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Arabic دُخَس (duḵas).\nIn the “badger” sense, a phono-semantic matching of German Dachs.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "תַּחַשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tákhash",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "tákhash",
        "wv": "תַּחַשׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "תַּחַשׁ • (tákhash) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Biblical Hebrew"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tabernacle",
          "tabernacle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Biblical) a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Israeli Hebrew",
        "he:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea cow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "sea cow",
          "sea cow#English:_Q25431"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli, zoology) sea cow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with historical senses",
        "Hebrew terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "badger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "badger",
          "badger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, obsolete) badger"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Israeli Hebrew"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dachshund",
          "dachshund#English:_Q29099"
        ],
        [
          "clipping",
          "clipping"
        ],
        [
          "כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ",
          "כלב תחש#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli) dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "דָּקֶל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.χaʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ta.ˈħaʃ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "תחש"
}

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