לַוְיָן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. satellite (smaller body orbiting a larger one)
2. satellite (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
3. satellite (country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body)
4. satellite (technology based on satellite communication) (colloquial)
Pronunciation
lavyán
Examples8
תּוֹם תִּקֵּן אֵת אנטנת הלווין שֶׁל מרי.
Tom fixed Mary's satellite receiver.
הַיָּרֵחַ הוּא הַלַּוְיָן הַיָּחִיד שֶׁל כדור הארץ.
The moon is the earth's only satellite.
הלווין הַטִּבְעִי היחידי שֶׁל הָאָרֶץ הוּא הַיָּרֵחַ.
The only natural satellite of the Earth is the Moon.
אַלְפֵי לַוְיָנִים מַקִּיפִים אֵת כדור הארץ.
Thousands of satellites orbit around the earth.
הַלַּוְיָן הַמְּלָאכוּתִי שוגר לחָלָל.
The artificial satellite was launched into orbit.
אַלְפֵי לַוְיָנִים סוֹבְבִים סְבִיב כדור הארץ.
Thousands of satellites orbit around the earth.