כלב ים
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See also: כלבים
Hebrew[edit]
| Roots |
|---|
| כ־ל־ב (k-l-b) |
| י־מ־ם (y-m-m) |
Etymology[edit]
In the Revival literature era there were authors appending the meaning "shark" to it, in analogy to Arabic كَلْب الْبَحْر (kalb al-baḥr) or French chien-de-mer, but the "seal" sense eventually prevailed.
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