"תשבץ" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /taʃˈbet͡s/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: תַּשְׁבֵּץ [canonical, masculine], tashbéts [romanization]
Etymology: Biblical hapax legomenon derived from שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”). The modern sense comes from the fact that a crossword puzzle is divided into boxes, reminding of a checkered pattern. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|שׁ־ב־ץ}}, {{he-m|שיבץ|dwv=שִׁבֵּץ|t=to interweave, checker|tr=shibéts}} שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pat=תַּקְטֵל|tr=tashbéts|wv=תַּשְׁבֵּץ}} תַּשְׁבֵּץ • (tashbéts) m [pattern: תַּקְטֵל]
  1. (Biblical) interwoven, checkered garment (having a box-like pattern) Tags: Biblical
    Sense id: en-תשבץ-he-noun-x~jFfigN Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ץ, Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטֵל Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ץ: 78 22 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטֵל: 85 15
  2. (Modern Israeli) crossword puzzle Tags: Modern-Israeli
    Sense id: en-תשבץ-he-noun-0tfI~VmL Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew hapax legomena, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Games Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Hebrew hapax legomena: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Games: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: תַּשְׁחֵץ (tash'khéts)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tash'khéts",
      "word": "תַּשְׁחֵץ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "שׁ־ב־ץ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "שיבץ",
        "dwv": "שִׁבֵּץ",
        "t": "to interweave, checker",
        "tr": "shibéts"
      },
      "expansion": "שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”)",
      "name": "he-m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Biblical hapax legomenon derived from שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”).\nThe modern sense comes from the fact that a crossword puzzle is divided into boxes, reminding of a checkered pattern.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "תַּקְטֵל",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tashbéts",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "תַּקְטֵל",
        "tr": "tashbéts",
        "wv": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ"
      },
      "expansion": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ • (tashbéts) m [pattern: תַּקְטֵל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Biblical Hebrew",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ץ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטֵל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              72,
              82
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              106,
              118
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0228#כח_ד|28:4]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "וְאֵלֶּה הַבְּגָדִים אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּ חֹשֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד וּמְעִיל וּכְתֹנֶת תַּשְׁבֵּץ מִצְנֶפֶת וְאַבְנֵט וְעָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וּלְבָנָיו לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִי׃",
          "translation": "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "interwoven, checkered garment (having a box-like pattern)"
      ],
      "id": "en-תשבץ-he-noun-x~jFfigN",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Biblical) interwoven, checkered garment (having a box-like pattern)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew hapax legomena",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Games",
          "orig": "he:Games",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crossword puzzle"
      ],
      "id": "en-תשבץ-he-noun-0tfI~VmL",
      "links": [
        [
          "crossword puzzle",
          "crossword puzzle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli) crossword puzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taʃˈbet͡s/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "תשבץ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew hapax legomena",
    "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 terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ץ",
    "Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטֵל",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Games"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "tash'khéts",
      "word": "תַּשְׁחֵץ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "שׁ־ב־ץ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "שיבץ",
        "dwv": "שִׁבֵּץ",
        "t": "to interweave, checker",
        "tr": "shibéts"
      },
      "expansion": "שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”)",
      "name": "he-m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Biblical hapax legomenon derived from שיבץ / שִׁבֵּץ (shibéts, “to interweave, checker”).\nThe modern sense comes from the fact that a crossword puzzle is divided into boxes, reminding of a checkered pattern.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "תַּקְטֵל",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tashbéts",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "תַּקְטֵל",
        "tr": "tashbéts",
        "wv": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ"
      },
      "expansion": "תַּשְׁבֵּץ • (tashbéts) m [pattern: תַּקְטֵל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Biblical Hebrew",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              72,
              82
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              106,
              118
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0228#כח_ד|28:4]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "וְאֵלֶּה הַבְּגָדִים אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּ חֹשֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד וּמְעִיל וּכְתֹנֶת תַּשְׁבֵּץ מִצְנֶפֶת וְאַבְנֵט וְעָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וּלְבָנָיו לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִי׃",
          "translation": "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "interwoven, checkered garment (having a box-like pattern)"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Biblical) interwoven, checkered garment (having a box-like pattern)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crossword puzzle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crossword puzzle",
          "crossword puzzle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Modern Israeli) crossword puzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taʃˈbet͡s/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "תשבץ"
}

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