סַלְמוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. salmon (one of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn) (zoology)
2. Salmon: the flesh of fish of any of these species, as food. (uncountable)
3. A salmon: an individual member of any of these species. (countable)
Pronunciation
sálmon
Examples5
טַעַם הַדָּג הָיָה כטַעַם הַסַּלְמוֹן.
The fish tasted like salmon.
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב סַלְמוֹן.
I like salmon.
דגי הַסַּלְמוֹן מטילים בֵּיצֵיהֶם במַיִם מְתוּקִים.
Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.
תחתוך אֵת הַסַּלְמוֹן לחֲתִיכוֹת קְטַנּוֹת.
Cut the salmon into small pieces.
דגי הַסַּלְמוֹן מְטַפְּסִים במַעֲלֶה הַנָּהָר ומטילים בֵּיצֵיהֶם בחוֹל.
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.