בשל

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew בָּשַׁל (bashál, “to ripen”).

Verb

בְּשַׁל • (transliteration needed)

1. to ripen
2. (intransitive) to cook

References

• Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 199a
• “bšl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) +‎ שֶׁל (shel, “of”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /beˈʃel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Preposition

בְּשֶׁל • (b'shél)

1. Because of, for.

Etymology 2

Root
ב־שׁ־ל (b-sh-l)
8 terms

Verb

בִּשֵּׁל • (bishél) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of בישל.

Adjective

בָּשֵׁל • (bashél) (feminine בְּשֵׁלָה, masculine plural בְּשֵׁלִים, feminine plural בְּשֵׁלוֹת)

1. ripe, mature

Derived terms

• בְּשֵׁלוּת (b'shelút)

References

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

Further reading

• בשל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• בלש
• לבש