חלה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

חלה עם שומשום
Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)

Noun

חַלָּה • (khalá) f (plural indefinite חַלּוֹת)

  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
Descendants
  • → Dutch: challa
  • → English: challah
  • → Yiddish: חלה (khale)

References

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ה (kh-l-h)

Verb

חָלָה • (khalá) (pa'al construction)

  1. To become sick, to be ill.
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
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 חֲלֵה חֲלִי חֲלוּ חֲלֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
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 חֲלֵה חֲלִי חֲלוּ חֲלֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).

Pronunciation

Noun

חלה • (khale) f, plural חלות (khales)

  1. (countable) challah

Descendants

See also

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