קַו m. (b. h.; v. קָוָה) 1) circle, zone. Ḥag. 12ᵃ תהו קו ירוק וכ׳ tohu (Gen. I, 2) is the green (or yellow) circle which surrounds the whole world (the horizon); Yalk. Kings 185 (ref. to I Kings VII, 23) זה קו ירוק וכ׳ this is typical of the green circle &c. Num. R. s. 13 קו הים שעשה וכ׳ the circle encompassing the basin which Solomon made (I Kings l. c.); a. e.— [cavity,] the lower part of a trumpet. Kel. XI, 7, v. קב.—[Tanḥ. Aḥăré 1 קו שררתיה, v. קוֹשַׁרְתָּא.]
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קַו m. (b. h.; v. קָוָה ) 1) circle, zone . Ḥag. 12ᵃ תהו קו ירוק וכ׳ tohu ( Gen. I, 2 ) is the green (or yellow) circle which surrounds the whole…
References
- Jastrow, קוי 1
- Chagigah 12a:7
- Genesis 1:2
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 185:5
- I Kings 7:23
- Bamidbar Rabbah 13:14
- Mishnah Kelim 11:7
- Jastrow, קוֹשַׁרְתָּא 1