קְלִפָּה
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Meanings
Feminine noun
1. peel, skin, bark, shell (as of a nut or fruit)
2. cortex (anatomy)
3. spiritual impurity (Judaism)
Pronunciation
k'lipá
Examples11
Tom tried to get Mary to come out of her shell.
Birch trees have white bark.
The shell of an egg is easily broken.
Rabbi Meir found a pomegranate, ate the inside, threw away the rind.
Cork is the only tree that regenerates its bark.
Throw the egg shells in the organic rubbish bin.