אֲבַטִּיחַ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. watermelon (the fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds)
2. watermelon (a plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit)
3. some species of fruit similar to the modern watermelon or melon (biblical, hapax legomenon)
Pronunciation
avatíakh
Examples13
אֲבַטִּיחַ הוּא מָלֵא מַיִם.
A watermelon is full of water.
באֲבַטִּיחַ יֵשׁ מָלֵא מַיִם.
A watermelon is full of water.
באֲבַטִּיחַ יֵשׁ הָמוֹן מַיִם.
A watermelon is full of water.
תּוֹם אָהַב אֲבַטִּיחִים.
Tom loved watermelons.
הָאֲבַטִּיחִים מְתוּקִים בִּמְיֻחָד הַשָּׁנָה.
The watermelons this year are unusually sweet.
בּוֹאוּ נאכל אֲבַטִּיחַ.
Let's have some watermelon.