בצל
Hebrew
בצלי גינה
| Root |
|---|
| ב־צ־ל (b-ṣ-l) |
Etymology
Compare Arabic بَصَل (baṣal), Aramaic בּוּצְלָא.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /baˈt͡sal/
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
בָּצָל • (batsál) m (plural indefinite בְּצָלִים, singular construct בְּצַל־, plural construct בִּצְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- onion
- (botany) bulb (plant root)
Derived terms
- בצל גינה / בָּצַל גִּנָּה (“domestic onion”, literally “garden onion”)
References
- H1211 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “בצל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language