כחל

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Classical Syriac ܟܘܚܠܐ. Akkadian 𒄖𒄴𒈝 (guḫlum) is possibly a Semitic loanword.

Pronunciation

• (כַּחַל, kákhal):
  • (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /ˈkaχal/

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Noun

Root
כ־ח־ל (k-kh-l)
5 terms

כָּחָל • (kakhál) m
כַּחַל • (kákhal) m
כֹּחַל • (kókhal) m

1. kohl

References

• Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer; Tur-Sinai, Naftali Herz; Segal, Moshe Zvi (1908-1959), “כּוֹחַל”, in מילון הלשון העברית הישנה והחדשה [A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew]. Transcribed - Scanned
• Klein, Ernest (1987), “כחל”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 274(?)

Verb

כָּחַל • (kakhál) (pa'al construction)

1. to paint the eyes (with kohl)
   • Tanach, Ezekiel 23:40, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:

     וְהִנֵּה בָאוּ לַאֲשֶׁר רָחַצְתְּ כָּחַלְתְּ עֵינַיִךְ וְעָדִית עֶדִי.

     v'hiné vá'u la'ashér rakhátst kakhált enáyikh v'adít édi

     and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, put makeup on your eyes, and adorned yourselves with jewelry.

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּחַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לכחול / לִכְחֹל
		action noun		—
		passive participle		כָּחוּל
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	כָּחַלְתִּי		כָּחַלְנוּ
	second	כָּחַלְתָּ	כָּחַלְתְּ	כְּחַלְתֶּם1	כְּחַלְתֶּן1
	third	כָּחַל	כָּחֲלָה	כָּחֲלוּ
present		כּוֹחֵל	כּוֹחֶלֶת	כּוֹחֲלִים	כּוֹחֲלוֹת
future	first	אֶכְחַל		נִכְחַל
	second	תִּכְחַל	תִּכְחֲלִי	תִּכְחֲלוּ	תִּכְחַלְנָה2
	third	יִכְחַל	תִּכְחַל	יִכְחֲלוּ	תִּכְחַלְנָה2
imperative	positive	כְּחַל	כַּחֲלִי	כַּחֲלוּ	כְּחַלְנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced כָּחַלְתֶּם and כָּחַלְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of כָּחַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לכחול / לִכְחֹל
		action noun		—
		passive participle		כָּחוּל
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	כָּחַלְתִּי		כָּחַלְנוּ
	second	כָּחַלְתָּ	כָּחַלְתְּ	כְּחַלְתֶּם1	כְּחַלְתֶּן1
	third	כָּחַל	כָּחֲלָה	כָּחֲלוּ
present		כּוֹחֵל	כּוֹחֶלֶת	כּוֹחֲלִים	כּוֹחֲלוֹת
future	first	אכחול / אֶכְחֹל		נכחול / נִכְחֹל
	second	תכחול / תִּכְחֹל	תִּכְחֲלִי	תִּכְחֲלוּ	תכחולנה / תִּכְחֹלְנָה2
	third	יכחול / יִכְחֹל	תכחול / תִּכְחֹל	יִכְחֲלוּ	תכחולנה / תִּכְחֹלְנָה2
imperative	positive	כחול / כְּחֹל	כַּחֲלִי	כַּחֲלוּ	כחולנה / כְּחֹלְנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced כָּחַלְתֶּם and כָּחַלְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

כָּחֹל • (kakhól)

1. defective spelling of כחול