See also: טל׳

Hebrew

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טל על רשת קורי עכביש

Etymology

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Root
ט־ל־ל (ṭ-l-l)
1 term

Cognate with Arabic طَلّْ (ṭall, dew).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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טַל (talm or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

References

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

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