אזמל

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμίλη (smílē, “knife, chisel”). Cognate with Syriac ܙܡܝܠܝܐ (zmilyā, “pruning knife”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)izˈmel/

Noun

אִזְמֵל • (izmel) m

knife, scalpel.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Kelim, section 13.4:
  הַמַּעֲצַד וְהָאִזְמֵל וְהַמַּפְסֶלֶת וְהַמַּקְדֵּחַ שֶׁנִּיפְגְּמוּ טְמֵאִין
  If an adze, scalpel, plane, or drill is damaged it remains susceptible to uncleanness.

Declension

Declension of **אִזְמֵל**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	אִזְמֵל	first	אִזְמֵלִי		אִזְמֵלֵנוּ
	definite	הָאִזְמֵל	second	אִזְמֵלְךָ	אִזְמֵלֵךְ	אִזְמֶלְכֶם	אִזְמֶלְכֶן
	construct	אִזְמֵל־	third	אִזְמֵלוֹ	אִזְמֵלָהּ	אִזְמֵלָם	אִזְמֵלָן
plural	indefinite	אִזְמֵלִים	first	אזמליי / אִזְמֵלַי		אִזְמֵלֵינוּ
	definite	הָאִזְמֵלִים	second	אִזְמֵלֶיךָ	אזמלייך / אִזְמֵלַיִךְ	אִזְמְלֵיכֶם	אִזְמְלֵיכֶן
	construct	אִזְמְלֵי־	third	אִזְמֵלָיו	אִזְמֵלֶיהָ	אִזְמְלֵיהֶם	אִזְמְלֵיהֶן