כִּידוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. spear (a light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon).
2. javelin (a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event).
3. handlebar
4. straight sword (Biblical, reconstructed)
Pronunciation
kidón
Examples3
תּוֹם שיפד בכִּידוֹנוֹ אֵת הַכָּרִישׁ.
Tom speared the shark.
וּמִצְחַת נְחֹשֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָיו וְכִידוֹן נְחֹשֶׁת בֵּין כְּתֵפָיו׃
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
יֵשׁ לָנוּ גַּם פָּחוֹת סוסים וְכִידוֹנִים כִּי אֹפִי הַצָּבָא שֶׁלָּנוּ הִשְׁתַּנָּה.
We also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed.