שביל החלב

Hebrew

שביל החלב

Etymology

From שְׁבִיל (sh'víl, “way”) + הֶ־ (he, “the”) + חָלָב (khaláv, “milk”); ultimately derived from a calque of Latin Via Lactea.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˌʃvil (h)eχaˈlav/

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Proper noun

שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב • (shvil hekhaláv) m

1. (astronomy) Milky Way (the Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located)