מַבּוּל
mabul
Everyday HebrewMeaning1. A very large amount of water that covers land that is usually dry, like the big flood in the story of Noah's Ark.
2. A very heavy rain.
3. A very large number of things that arrive all at once, like many emails.
HistoryThe word "mabul" first appears in the Bible, in the story of Noah's Ark, to describe the great flood that covered the world. Some people think it comes from an old Hebrew root that means "to flow". Others think it came from an even older language, Akkadian, where a similar word also meant "flood".
Example
ירד כזה מבול שכל הרחובות היו מוצפים.
Such a heavy rain came down that all the streets were flooded.
