טל

See also: טל׳

Hebrew

טל על רשת קורי עכביש

Etymology

Root
ט־ל־ל (ṭ-l-l)
1 term

Cognate with Arabic طَلّْ (ṭall, “dew”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tal/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al

Noun

טַל • (tal) m [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 • (tal) m 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

• טל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he