טל
See also: טל׳
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ט־ל־ל (ṭ-l-l) |
| 1 term |
Cognate with Arabic طَلّْ (ṭall, “dew”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /tal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
Noun
טַל • (tal) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (uncountable) dew
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 32:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- עֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃
- My doctrine shall drop as the rain, My speech shall distil as the dew; As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
Proper noun
טַל • (tal) m or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- a male or female given name, Tal
- a surname
References
- “טל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- טל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he