ספל

Hebrew

Root
ס־פ־ל (s-p-l)

Noun

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

1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) mug
   1. a large cup used for ritual handwashing
2. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) a bowl
   • Tanach, Judges 5:25, with translation of the New International Version:

     מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה׃

     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