פיל לבן

Pil Lavan

Translations

Hebrew: פיל לבן
English: white elephant
Russian: белый слон
Pronunciation: Pil Lavan

"white elephant" in Hebrew is פיל לבן (Pil Lavan). In Russian it is белый слон, and in Arabic . This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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