אלתית

Hebrew

Root
א־ל־ת (ʾ-l-t)
1 term

Etymology

An unknown fish mentioned in the Mishnah (Makhshirin 6:3), which in Modern Hebrew is identified as salmon.

Pronunciation

Noun

אִלְתִּית • (iltít) f

  1. salmon
    Synonym: סַלְמוֹן (sálmon)

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “אִלְתִּית”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 33a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 74a
  • “אלתית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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