חנית

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חנית

/χaˈnit/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From the root חָנָה (ḥānā, “incline to, to bend down, verge toward”) with the feminine suffix ־ִית. Cognate of Classical Syriac ܚܢܐ (ḥənā) also meaning specifically “to aim”. Compare also Egyptian ḥnyt (“spear”).

noun חֲנִית · khanít · חֲנִיתוֹת · חֲנִיתִים · חֲנִיתִי

a spear, a javelin וְשָׁפַט בֵּין הַגּוֹיִם וְהוֹכִיחַ לְעַמִּים רַבִּים וְכִתְּתוּ חַרְבוֹתָם לְאִתִּים וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם לְמַזְמֵרוֹת לֹא־יִשָּׂא גוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְחָמָֽה׃

In English

spear long stick with a sharp tip

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"חנית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"חנית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חנית},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}