מבול

Hebrew

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)
9 terms

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒌓𒈿𒀀𒀭 (bibbulum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַבּוּל • (mabúl) m

  1. Torrential rain (Very Intensive rain)
  2. flood (an overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water)
    • Tanach, Genesis 7:17, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיְהִי הַמַּבּוּל אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּרְבּוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־הַתֵּבָה וַתָּרָם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ׃
      vay'hí hamabúl 'arba'ím yóm 'al-ha'árets vayirbú hamáyim vayis'ú 'et-hatevá vatárom me'ál ha'árets.
      wayəhī hammabbūl ʾarbāʿīm yōm ʿal-hāʾā́reṣ wayyirbū hammáyim wayyiśəʾū ʾeṯ-hattēḇā wattā́rom mēʿal hāʾāreṣ.
      And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Ladino: mabul
  • → Classical Syriac: ܡܡܘܠܐ
  • → Yiddish: מבול (mabel)

References

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מַבּוּל (mabúl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmabɫ̩/

Noun

מבול • (mabel) m, plural מבולען (mabelen)

  1. flood, deluge

Derived terms

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