חל

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)
7 terms

Cognate with Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Verb

חָל • (khal) (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive) to apply (of a law, method, etc.)
2. to fall on, to occur, to take place (of an event)

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לָחוּל
		action noun		חִילָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	חַלְתִּי		חַלְנוּ
	second	חַלְתָּ	חַלְתְּ	חַלְתֶּם	חַלְתֶּן
	third	חָל	חָלָה	חָלוּ
present		חָל	חָלָה	חָלִים	חָלוֹת
future	first	אָחוּל		נָחוּל
	second	תָּחוּל	תָּחוּלִי	תָּחוּלוּ	תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
	third	יָחוּל	תָּחוּל	יָחוּלוּ	תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
imperative	positive	חוּל	חוּלִי	חוּלוּ	חולנה / חֹלְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
ח־י־ל (kh-y-l)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħaːl/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χal/

Verb

חָל • (khal) (pa'al construction, future יָחִיל)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) to wait
   • Tanach, Genesis 8:10:

     וַיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיֹּסֶף שַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מִן־הַתֵּבָה׃

     He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

   • Tanach, Judges 3:25:

     וַיָּחִילוּ עַד־בּוֹשׁ וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ פֹתֵחַ דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַמַּפְתֵּחַ וַיִּפְתָּחוּ וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנֵיהֶם נֹפֵל אַרְצָה מֵת׃

     And they waited until they were troubled, and behold, he wasn't opening the doors of the upper chamber. They took the key and opened [the doors], and indeed their lord, fallen to the ground, was dead.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לָחִיל
		action noun		חִילָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	חַלְתִּי		חַלְנוּ
	second	חַלְתָּ	חַלְתְּ	חַלְתֶּם	חַלְתֶּן
	third	חָל	חָלָה	חָלוּ
present		חָל	חָלָה	חָלִים	חָלוֹת
future	first	אָחִיל		נָחִיל
	second	תָּחִיל	תָּחִילִי	תָּחִילוּ	תָּחֵלְנָה1
	third	יָחִיל	תָּחִיל	יָחִילוּ	תָּחֵלְנָה1
imperative	positive	חִיל	חִילִי	חִילוּ	חֵלְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)
16 terms

Noun

חֹל • (ḥol) m (plural indefinite חֻלִּין)

1. defective spelling of חול