עטלף

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עטלף

/(ʔ)ataˈlef/ Modern Israeli

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Cognate with Aramaic עֲטַלֵּיפָא. Occurs in the Bible only in Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18, and Isaiah 2:20 in the plural.

noun עֲטַלֵּף · ataléf · עֲטַלֵּפִים · עֲטַלֵּפֵי־ · עֲטַלֵּפִי

bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous) וְאֵת הַחֲסִידָה הָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת הַדּוּכִיפַת וְאֶת הָעֲטַלֵּף.

In English

bat small flying mammal

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MLA

"עטלף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

עטלף. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A3

Chicago

"עטלף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עטלף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}