נדל
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܢܕܠܐ (naddālā).
Noun edit
נָדָל • (nadál) m (plural indefinite נְדָלִים)
- a centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 67b:41:
- מרבה רגלים - זה נדל
- marbé ragláyim - ze nadál
- Whatever has many feet - that is the centipede