ליל כל הקדושים

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Hebrew

Etymology

From לֵיל (leil, night or evening of) +‎ כָּל (kol, all of) +‎ ה־ (ha-, the) +‎ קְּדוֹשִׁים (k'doshim, saints), calque of English Halloween, itself a shortening of All-Hallow-even, All Hallows’ Eve (the name of the evening before All Saints Day).

Proper noun

לֵיל כָּל הַקְּדוֹשִׁים (transliteration neededm

  1. Halloween
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      בבוקר חג המולד הוא נכנס לאמבטיה. הוא לא עשה אמבטיה מאז ליל כל הקדושים.
      On Christmas morning he entered the bath. He hadn't had a bath since Halloween.