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חלה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)
16 terms
חלה עם שומשום

Probably "something perforated," from חָלַל (to perforate), related to Classical Syriac ܚܠܠܐ (something punctured).[1]

Noun

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חַלָּה (khaláf (plural indefinite חַלּוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. (countable) challah
  2. a cake
    • Tanach, Numbers 15:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      רֵאשִׁית עֲרִסֹתֵכֶם חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה כִּתְרוּמַת גֹּרֶן כֵּן תָּרִימוּ אֹתָהּ
      Of the first of your dough ye shall set apart a cake for a gift; as that which is set apart of the threshing-floor, so shall ye set it apart.
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Dutch: challa
  • English: challah
  • Ukrainian: ха́ла (xála)
  • Yiddish: חלה (khale)

References

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  • חלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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חָלָה (khalá) (pa'al construction)

  1. To become sick, to be ill.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לַחֲלוֹת
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָלִיתִי חָלִינוּ
second חָלִיתָ חָלִית חֲלִיתֶם1 חֲלִיתֶן1
third חָלָה חָלְתָה חָלוּ
present חוֹלֶה חוֹלָה חוֹלִים חוֹלוֹת
future first אֶחֱלֶה נֶחֱלֶה
second תֶּחֱלֶה תֶּחֱלִי תֶּחֱלוּ תֶּחֱלֶינָה2
third יֶחֱלֶה תֶּחֱלֶה יֶחֱלוּ תֶּחֱלֶינָה2
imperative positive חֲלֵה חֲלִי חֲלוּ חֲלֶינָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לַחְלוֹת
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָלִיתִי חָלִינוּ
second חָלִיתָ חָלִית חֲלִיתֶם1 חֲלִיתֶן1
third חָלָה חָלְתָה חָלוּ
present חוֹלֶה חוֹלָה חוֹלִים חוֹלוֹת
future first אֶחְלֶה נֶחְלֶה
second תֶּחְלֶה תֶּחְלִי תֶּחְלוּ תֶּחְלֶינָה2
third יֶחְלֶה תֶּחְלֶה יֶחְלוּ תֶּחְלֶינָה2
imperative positive חֲלֵה חֲלִי חֲלוּ חֲלֶינָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חלה (khalef, plural חלות (khales)

  1. (countable) challah

Descendants

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See also

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