שבלול

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ב־ל (sh-b-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

שַׁבְּלוּל • (shablul) m (plural indefinite שַׁבְּלוּלִים, singular construct שַׁבְּלוּל־, plural construct שַׁבְּלוּלֵי־)

1. a land snail
2. (anatomy) cochlea
3. (lutherie) scroll (the carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head)

References

• “שבלול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שבלול on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he