חלזון

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἑλικών (helikṓn) or ἑλικόν (helikón). Compare Classical Syriac ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnā) and Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χi.la.ˈzon/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħil.lɔ.ˈzoːn/

Noun

חִלָּזוֹן • (khilazón, ḥillāzōn) m (plural indefinite חֶלְזוֹנוֹת)

(Jewish law) a sea creature from which techeleth can be extracted, Hexaplex trunculus
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) gastropod

Hyponyms

שַׁבְּלוּל (shablúl, ŝablūl)

References

“חלזון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language