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/
(file)
Rhymes: -al

Noun

בָּצָל • (batsál) m (plural indefinite בְּצָלִים, singular construct בְּצַל־, plural construct בִּצְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

onion
(botany) bulb (plant root)

Synonyms

(onion): בצל הגינה / בְּצַל הַגִּנָּה (“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

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