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Hebrew
Etymology
From the root כ־ל־ל (k-l-l).
Pronunciation
Noun
כְּלָל • (k'lál) m (plural indefinite כְּלָלִים, singular construct כְּלַל־, plural construct כְּלָלֵי־)
- A rule, a norm: a normative specification of desirable behavior.
- בבית משפט קיימים כללי התנהגות ברורים. ― b'véit-mishpát kayamím k'laléi-hitnahagút b'rurím. ― In a court of law there are clear rules of behavior.
- A rule, a generality: a positive description of common behavior.
- The members of a group, taken as a whole.
- לאסיפה הגיעו כלל הסטודנטים. ― la'asifá higí'u k'lál-hastudéntim. ― The student body came to the assembly.
- (כְּלַל־, k'lál) Singular construct state form of כְּלָל.
Derived terms
Adverb
כְּלָל • (k'lál)
- at all
- c. 1800, Nachman of Breslov:
כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד, והעיקר לא לפחד כלל.- kól ha'olám kuló gésher tsar m'ód, v'ha'ikár lo l'fákhed k'lál.
- The entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to have any fear at all.
Verb
כָּלַל • (kalál) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּלוּל, passive counterpart נִכְלַל)
- To include (something) (in a group).
- (of a group) To include (something).
Conjugation
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