ספל

Hebrew[edit]

Root
ס־פ־ל (s-p-l)

סֵפֶל • (séfel) m (plural indefinite סְפָלִים, plural construct סִפְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

(modern) a mug
1. a large cup used for ritual handwashing
(archaic, Biblical Hebrew) a bowl
- Tanach, Judges 5:25, with translation of the New International Version:
  מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה׃
  He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.