כוכב

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כוכב

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *kabkab-. Cognate with Ge'ez ኮከብ (kokäb). The senses relating to fame are a semantic loan from English star.

noun כּוֹכָב · kokháv · כּוֹכָבִים · כּוֹכַב־ · כּוֹכְבֵי־

star (any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky)
star (a very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core)
star (an actor in a leading role)
star (an exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity)

In English

star a celestial body appearing as a point of light on the clear night sky, whose pos
sun a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system

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MLA

"כוכב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כוכב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91

Chicago

"כוכב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כוכב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}