מזלג

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Hebrew

Root
ז־ל־ג (z-l-g)

Pronunciation

Noun

מַזְלֵג • (mazlég) m (plural indefinite מַזְלְגוֹת)

  1. A fork.
    • 1873 – 1934, Hayim Nahman Bialik, אלוף בצלות ואלוף שום :
      קוֹל מַזְלֵג מְנַקֵּר וְשַׂכִּין קוֹרָצֶת
      וְקוֹל שָׂפָה מוֹצֶצֶת וּמִתְמַצְמָצֶת;
      The sound of a fork pecking and a knife cutting out
      and the sound of a lip sucking and licking;

References

  • “מזלג” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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