תל

See also: תּל‎

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tall- (“hill”).

Noun

תֵּל • (tél) m (plural indefinite תִּלִּים‎, singular construct תֵּל־, plural construct תִּלֵּי־‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (archaeology) tell, man-made hill covering the remains of an ancient settlement
  2. (colloquial) heap, pile

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Yiddish

Noun

תל • (tel)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of תּל‎ (tel).
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