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.

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

Further reading
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