ניטל

Hebrew

Root
נ־ט־ל

Verb

ניטל \ נִטַּל (nitál) (nif'al construction)

  1. to be taken away (from)

Conjugation

Verb

ניטל \ נִטֵּל (nitél) (pi'el construction)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to lift, raise
    • Isaiah 63:9, with Young's Literal Translation:
      בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ וּבְחֶמְלָתוֹ הוּא גְאָלָם וַיְנַטְּלֵם וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם כָּל־יְמֵי עוֹלָם
      b'ahavató uvchemlató hú g'alám vay'nat'lém vay'nas'ém kol-y'mé olám
      In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nātālis (birthday [of Christ]).

Noun

ניטל (nitl) m, plural ניטלען (nitlen)

  1. Christmas

Derived terms

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