Meanings
nounkopesh (plural kopeshes)
plural kopeshes
- alternativeAlternative form of khopesh.
We see Sheshonk smiting the Asiatics and Amon-ra handing to him the kopesh or "curved sword of victory."
1916, Garrett Chatfield Pier, The Great Temple of Amonra at Karnak1 more example
They each held a metal kopesh, the curved sickle-like sword favored by the Egyptians, though its origins were much older.
2012, Michael Scott, The Enchantress, Random House
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kopesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kopesh
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“kopesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kopesh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kopesh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kopesh.
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