תחש

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תחש

/ˈta.χaʃ/ Modern Israeli
/ta.ˈħaʃ/

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic دُخَس (duḵas).

In the “badger” sense, a phono-semantic matching of German Dachs.

noun תַּחַשׁ · tákhash

Biblical a kind of animal whose skin was used for the outer coverings of the tabernacle
Modern Israeli sea cow
historical, obsolete badger
Modern Israeli dachshund, from a clipping of כֶּלֶב תַּחַשׁ (kéleḇ taḥáš)
Similar: דָּקֶל

In English

dugong Dugong dugon
sirenian marine mammal of the order Sirenia

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {תחש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}