- Original: בּצל - Transliteration: B@tsel - Phonetic: beh'-tsel - Definition: 1. onion - Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to peel - TWOT entry: 266a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root apparently meaning to peel; an onion: - onion. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • onions, 1 Numbers 11:5