שביל החלב

Hebrew

Etymology

From שְׁבִיל (sh'víl, “way”) + הֶ (he, “the”) + חָלָב (khaláv, “milk”) ultimately from a calque of Latin Via Lactea.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב • (shvil hekhaláv) m

1. (astronomy) Milky Way (the Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located)