כלא

Aramaic

Verb

כלא • (transliteration needed)

1. to stop, to cease, to pause
2. to hinder, to restrain, to forbid

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Hebrew

Root
כ־ל־א (k-l-ʾ)

Noun

כֶּלֶא • (kéle) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A prison, a jail.

   בכלא ― b'kéle ― in jail

Synonyms

• בֵּית כֶּלֶא (beit kéle)
• בֵּית סֹהַר (beit sóhar)
• בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים (beit haasurím)
• מַאֲסָר (maasár)

Derived terms

• בֵּית כֶּלֶא (beit kéle)

Verb

כָּלָא • (kalá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִכְלָא)

1. (transitive) To jail, to lock up, to hold (someone) prisoner.

Derived terms

• כלוא (kalú)