אזמל

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμίλη (smílē, “knife, chisel”). Cognate with Syriac ܙܡܝܠܝܐ (zmilyā, “pruning knife”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)izˈmel/

Noun

אִזְמֵל • (izmel) m

1. knife, scalpel.
   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Kelim 13:4:

     הַמַּעֲצַד וְהָאִזְמֵל וְהַמַּפְסֶלֶת וְהַמַּקְדֵּחַ שֶׁנִּיפְגְּמוּ טְמֵאִין

     If an adze, scalpel, plane, or drill is damaged it remains susceptible to uncleanness.

Declension

Declension of אִזְמֵל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	אִזְמֵל	first	אִזְמֵלִי		אִזְמֵלֵנוּ
	definite	הָאִזְמֵל	second	אִזְמֵלְךָ	אִזְמֵלֵךְ	אִזְמֶלְכֶם	אִזְמֶלְכֶן
	construct	אִזְמֵל־	third	אִזְמֵלוֹ	אִזְמֵלָהּ	אִזְמֵלָם	אִזְמֵלָן
plural	indefinite	אִזְמֵלִים	first	אזמליי / אִזְמֵלַי		אִזְמֵלֵינוּ
	definite	הָאִזְמֵלִים	second	אִזְמֵלֶיךָ	אזמלייך / אִזְמֵלַיִךְ	אִזְמְלֵיכֶם	אִזְמְלֵיכֶן
	construct	אִזְמְלֵי־	third	אִזְמֵלָיו	אִזְמֵלֶיהָ	אִזְמְלֵיהֶם	אִזְמְלֵיהֶן