כלב ים
See also: כלבים
Hebrew
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כ־ל־ב (k-l-b) |
י־מ־ם (y-m-m) |
Etymology
editIn the Revival literature era there were authors appending the meaning "shark" to it, in analogy to Arabic كَلْب الْبَحْر (kalb al-baḥr) or French chien-de-mer, but the "seal" sense eventually prevailed.
Pronunciation
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