חשמל
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חשמל
- /χaʃˈmal/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Unknown; possibly cognate with Akkadian 𒋤𒉘 (elmešu). The modern sense of electricity was coined by Judah Leib Gordon in 1880, based on the fact that Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber, alloy of gold and silver”), from which electricity is derived, was used to translate the term in the Septuagint.
noun חַשְׁמַל · khashmál · חַשְׁמַל־
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: electrum, amber וּמִתּוֹכָהּ כְּעֵין הַחַשְׁמַל מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ׃
- electricity
In English
- power electricity, electricity supply
- electricity form of energy
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