Hebrew

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Root
ס־פ־ל (s-p-l)

Noun

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סֵפֶל (séfelm (plural indefinite סְפָלִים, plural construct סִפְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) mug
    1. a large cup used for ritual handwashing
  2. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) a bowl
    • Tanach, Judges 5:25, with translation of the New International Version:
      מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה׃
      He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.

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References

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

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