שלחופה

Hebrew

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒃻𒅮𒈾 (šeleppûm); compare Arabic سُلَحْفَاة (sulaḥfāh) and Aramaic ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ (sallōp̄īṯā).

Noun

שַׁלְחוּפָה (shalkhufá) f (plural indefinite שַׁלְחוּפוֹת, singular construct שַׁלְחוּפַת־, plural construct שַׁלְחוּפוֹת־)

  1. turtle, tortoise
    Synonym: צָב (tsáv)

Declension

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