נדל

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܕܠܐ‎ (naddālā).

Noun

נָדָל • (nadál) m (plural indefinite נְדָלִים‎)

  1. a centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 67b:41:
      ‏מרבה רגלים - זה נדל‎‎
      marbé ragláyim - ze nadál
      Whatever has many feet - that is the centipede
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