בשל

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew בָּשַׁל (bashál, to ripen).

Verb

בְּשַׁל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to ripen
  2. (intransitive) to cook

References

  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 199a
  • bšl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From בְּ־ (b'-, in) +‎ שֶׁל (shel, of).

Pronunciation

Preposition

בְּשֶׁל • (b'shél)

  1. Because of, for.

Etymology 2

Root
ב־שׁ־ל (b-sh-l)
8 terms

Verb

בִּשֵּׁל • (bishél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of בישל.

Adjective

בָּשֵׁל • (bashél) (feminine בְּשֵׁלָה, masculine plural בְּשֵׁלִים, feminine plural בְּשֵׁלוֹת)

  1. ripe, mature
Derived terms

References

  • בשל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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