חלב

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

1. to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ל־ב‎ (ḥ-l-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حلب‎.

Noun

חָלָב • (khaláv) m (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים‎, singular construct חֲלֵב־, plural construct חַלְבֵי־‎) [pattern: קָטָל]

1. milk (the liquid)

Derived terms

• בָּשָׂר בְּחָלָב‎ (basár b'chaláv)
• חלבן‎
• חלב ישראל‎
• שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב‎ (sh'víl hekhaláv)

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) (pa'al construction)

1. to milk
2. (slang) to obtain information
3. (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחלוב / לַחֲלֹב‎ action noun: חֲלִיבָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָלַבְתִּי‎		חָלַבְנוּ‎
	second	חָלַבְתָּ‎	חָלַבְתְּ‎	חֲלַבְתֶּם‎1	חֲלַבְתֶּן‎1
	third	חָלַב	חָלְבָה‎	חָלְבוּ‎
present		חוֹלֵב‎	חוֹלֶבֶת‎	חוֹלְבִים‎	חוֹלְבוֹת‎
future	first	אחלוב / אֶחֱלֹב‎		נחלוב / נַחֲלֹב‎
	second	תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב‎	תַּחַלְבִי‎	תַּחַלְבוּ‎	תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה‎2
	third	יחלוב / יַחֲלֹב‎	תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב‎	יַחַלְבוּ‎	תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה‎2
imperative		חלוב / חֲלֹב‎	חִלְבִי‎	חִלְבוּ‎	חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם‎ and חָלַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

• H2461 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ב‎ (ḥ-l-b)

Noun

חֵלֶב • (khélev) m (singular construct חֵלֶב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. (Judaism) Particular animal fats forbidden for consumption by Jewish law.
2. (by extension) The best part (of something).
   • Genesis 45:18,

     חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ

     the best part of the land

Anagrams

• חבל‎