תל

See also: תּל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־ל־ל (t-l-l)

From Proto-Semitic *tall- (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /til/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tel/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tel/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -el

Noun

תֵּל • (tél) m (plural indefinite תִּלִּים, singular construct תֵּל־, plural construct תִּלֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. (archaeology) tell (a hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements)
2. (colloquial) heap, pile

Synonyms

• גִּבְעָה f

Derived terms

• תֵּל אָבִיב (Tél Avív)

References

• “תל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H8510 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• תל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Noun

תל • (tel)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of תּל (tel).