Catachrysea

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proper noun

Dahab (a town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt)

OriginLatin Catachrysea ← Koine Greek Καταχρύσεα ← Biblical Hebrew דִ֥י זָהָֽב →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalDahab (a town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt)

Synonyms & antonyms

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dahab

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewדִ֥י זָהָֽב
  2. Koine GreekΚαταχρύσεα
  3. LatinCatachrysea
  4. EnglishCatachrysea

Learned borrowing from Latin Catachrysea, from Koine Greek Καταχρύσεα (Katakhrúsea), a calque of Biblical Hebrew דִ֥י זָהָֽב (dî zāhāḇ).

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APA

Catachrysea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catachrysea

MLA

“Catachrysea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catachrysea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catachrysea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catachrysea.

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