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קרן

קרן

Hebrew

Noun

קֶרֶן (kéren) f (plural indefinite קרניים \ קַרְנַיִם) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. horn, antler, (of an animal)
  2. ray, beam (beam of light or radiation)
    • 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Her Eyes 5–6
      קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
      The last sun beams / shined between the leafs; / Stains of light like dinars of gold / spilled between the shadows.
  3. corner
  4. (music) horn, bugle (Any of several musical wind instruments.)
  5. (biochemistry) keratin

Declension

Derived terms
  • חַד קֶרֶן m (unicorn)
  • קֶרֶן אַלְפָה f (alpha ray)
  • קֶרֶן בֵּיתָה f (beta ray)
See also

Verb

קָרַן (karán) (pa'al construction)

  1. radiate, shine
Conjugation

Proper noun

קֶרֶן (keren)

  1. A female given name, Karen.

Etymology 2

Noun

קֶרֶן (kéren) f (plural indefinite קְרָנוֹת, singular construct קֶרֶן־, plural construct קַרְנוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. capital, fund (money dedicated to a purpose)
  2. fund, foundation, principal (company or organisation dedicated to a purpose)
Derived terms
  • קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה f (pension fund)
  • קֶרֶן צוֹבֶרֶת f (cumulative fund)
  • קֶרֶן עוֹמֶדֶת f (endowment fund)
  • קֶרֶן נִסְחֶרֶת f (exchange traded fund, ETF)
  • קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעוֹת בְּנַדְלָ״ן f (real estate investment trust, REIT)
  • קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעָה בִּנְכָסִים קְבוּעֵי הַכְנָסָה f (fixed-income fund)
  • קֶרֶן נֶאֱמָנוּת גְּמִישָׁה, קֶרֶן גְּמִישָׁה f (flexible fund)

References

  • קרן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.