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 • (talm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (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 • (talm or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male or female given name, Tal
  2. a surname

References

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

Further reading