בצל

Hebrew

בצלי גינה

Root
ב־צ־ל (b-ts-l)

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَصَل (baṣal), Aramaic בּוּצְלָא.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈt͡sal/

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• Rhymes: -al

Noun

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

1. onion
2. (botany) bulb

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