ספל

ספל

Hebrew

Root
ס־פ־ל‎ (s-p-l)

Noun

סֵפֶל • (séfel) f (plural indefinite סְפָלִים‎, plural construct סִפְלֵי־‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. (modern) a mug
2. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) a bowl
   • Judges 5:25, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃‎‎

     He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.

Synonyms

• (mug): כּוֹס‎ (kos)
• (bowl): קְעָרָה‎

See also

• גָּבִיעַ‎ (gavía')

References

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

Further reading

• ספל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• פסל‎