English
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv comes from Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב.
- Hebrew1880s–presentתֵּל אָבִיבtel 'avív
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Tel Aviv
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentתֵּל אָבִיבtel 'avív
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Tel Aviv
Earliest quotation: 2024, Irene Nasser, Israel intercepts Hezbollah ballistic missile near Tel Aviv : “Israel intercepted a missile fired by Hezbollah near Tel…”
Made of the words Tel + Aviv
Every English word from Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב
Today it means
name A city in Israel that later merged with Jaffa to form Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב / Tel Aviv