פנס
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Post-Biblical, borrowed from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /paˈnas/
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Noun[edit]
פָּנָס • (panás) m (plural indefinite פָּנָסִים, singular construct פָּנַס־, plural construct פָּנָסֵי־)
- a lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame or light)
- a lamp
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 53b:
- הָיְתָה לוֹ נֵר טְמוּנָה בְּחֵיקוֹ אוֹ בְּפַנָּס אוֹ שֶׁרָאָה שַׁלְהֶבֶת וְלֹא נִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ לְאוֹרָהּ
- One who had a candle hidden in his lap or placed inside an opaque lamp, or if he saw a flame and did not utilize its light.
- a flashlight
- a torch
- (by extension) a black eye
Declension[edit]
Declension of פָּנָס
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | פָּנָס | first | פָּנָסִי | פָּנָסֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַפָּנָס | second | פָּנָסְךָ | פָּנָסֵךְ | פָּנַסְכֶם | פָּנַסְכֶן | |
| construct | פָּנַס־ | third | פָּנָסוֹ | פָּנָסָהּ | פָּנָסָם | פָּנָסָן | |
| plural | indefinite | פָּנָסִים | first | פנסיי / פָּנָסַי | פָּנָסֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַפָּנָסִים | second | פָּנָסֶיךָ | פנסייך / פָּנָסַיִךְ | פָּנָסֵיכֶם | פָּנָסֵיכֶן | |
| construct | פָּנָסֵי־ | third | פָּנָסָיו | פָּנָסֶיהָ | פָּנָסֵיהֶם | פָּנָסֵיהֶן | |
Synonyms[edit]
- (lamp): מְנוֹרָה (m'norá)
References[edit]
- “פנס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language