קסת

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קסת

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Usually considered a derivative of קַשְׂוָה; however, possibly a loanword from Egyptian gstj (“scribal palette”), gs:t-ti-i-xt

noun קֶסֶת · késet · קְסָתוֹת · קֶסֶת־ · קַסְתוֹת־

inkstand, inkwell וְהִנֵּה שִׁשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאִים מִדֶּרֶךְ־שַׁעַר הָעֶלְיוֹן אֲשֶׁר מׇפְנֶה צָפוֹנָה וְאִישׁ כְּלִי מַפָּצוֹ בְּיָדוֹ וְאִישׁ־אֶחָד בְּתוֹכָם לָבֻשׁ בַּדִּים וְקֶסֶת הַסֹּפֵר בְּמׇתְנָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ אֵצֶל מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת׃
Similar: קֶסֶת דְּיוֹ, דְּיוֹתָה

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inkwell container for ink

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"קסת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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קסת. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%AA

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"קסת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קסת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}