לפיד

Hebrew
Root
ל־פ־ד (l-p-d)

Etymology

Cf. Classical Persian لوید (lawīd, “cauldron”).

Noun

לַפִּיד • (lapíd) m (plural indefinite לַפִּידִים, plural construct לַפִּידֵי־)

  1. a torch
    • 1936 December 10, “אנו נושאים לפידים (anú nos'ím lápidim, “We carry torches”)”, performed by Aaron Zeev:
      אָנוּ נוֹשְׂאִים לַפִּידִים / בְּלֵילוֹת אֲפֵלִים.
      'ánu nos'ím lapidím / b'léylot 'afelím.
      We carry torches / in foggy nights.
  2. pot, particularly one in which light is carried

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