נדל

נדל

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܕܠܐ‎ (naddālā).

Noun

נָדָל • (nadál) m (plural indefinite נְדָלִים‎)

1. a centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 67b:41:

     ‏מרבה רגלים - זה נדל‎‎

     marbé ragláyim - ze nadál

     Whatever has many feet - that is the centipede