חֶלְבּוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. egg white (the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked) (uncountable)
2. protein (any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds) (biochemistry, countable)
3. protein (one of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes) (nutrition, uncountable)
4. sclera (the white of the eye)
Pronunciation
khelbón
Examples13
אֲנִי מַעֲדִיף אֵת חֶלְבּוֹן הַבֵּיצָה.
I like the white of an egg.
בָּשָׂר וּבֵיצִים מְכִילִים הַרְבֵּה חֶלְבּוֹן.
Meat and eggs have a lot of protein.
משבושלו הַבֵּיצִים, חֶלְבּוֹנִים רַבִּים בהֵם עוֹבְרִים שִׁנּוּי יְסוֹדִי.
Once the eggs are boiled, many of its proteins suffer denaturation.
מָנָה עֲשִׁירָה בחֶלְבּוֹן
a dish rich in protein
פָלָאפֶל הוּא מָקוֹר טוֹב לחֶלְבּוֹנִים.
Falafel is a good source of protein.
שַׁמֶּנֶת הִיא נוֹזֵל צָהֹב בָּהִיר הַמֻּרְכָּב מֵחֶלְבּוֹנִים מרוכזים וְשֻׁמָּן.
Cream is a white and light yellow liquid composed of concentrated proteins and fat.