Etymology[edit]
From שְׁבִיל (sh'víl, “way”) + הֶ (he, “the”) + חָלָב (khaláv, “milk”) ultimately from a calque of Latin Via Lactea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב • (shvil hekhaláv) m
- the Milky Way (the galaxy in which Earth is located)