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

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

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