חַשְׁמַל
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: electrum, amber (Biblical)
2. electricity
Pronunciation
khashmál
Examples74
וּמִתּוֹכָהּ כְּעֵין הַחַשְׁמַל מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ׃
and out of the midst thereof as the colour of electrum, out of the midst of the fire.
וּמִמׇּתְנָיו וּלְמַעְלָה כמַרְאֶה־זֹהַר כְּעֵין הַחַשְׁמַלָה׃
and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of electrum.
אֵיךְ היו נִרְאִים חַיֵּינוּ לְלֹא חַשְׁמַל?
What would our lives be like without electricity?
אָנוּ בְּלִי חַשְׁמַל זֶה שְׁלוֹשָׁה יָמִים.
We've been without power for three days now.
אֵיךְ יֵרָאוּ הַחַיִּים בְּלִי חַשְׁמַל?
What would life be like without electricity?
קִבַּלְתִּי אֵת חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַחַשְׁמַל.
I received my electricity bill.