חלב
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See also: חלבֿ
Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.
Verb
חלב • (transliteration needed)
- to milk
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
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| ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b) |
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حليب.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈlav/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħɔˈlɔv/ (Noun)
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħɔˈlav/ (Verb)
- (Iraqi) IPA(key): /ħaˈlab/
Audio (Iraqi): (file)
Noun
חָלָב • (khaláv) m (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים, singular construct חֲלֵב־, plural construct חַלְבֵי־)
- (uncountable) milk (a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
Declension
Declension of חָלָב
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חָלָב | first | חֲלָבִי | חֲלָבֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַחָלָב | second | חֲלָבְךָ | חֲלָבֵךְ | חֲלֵבְכֶם | חֲלֵבְכֶן | |
| construct | חֲלֵב־ | third | חֲלָבוֹ | חֲלָבָהּ | חֲלָבָם | חֲלָבָן | |
| plural | indefinite | חֲלָבִים | first | חלביי / חֲלָבַי | חֲלָבֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַחֲלָבִים | second | חֲלָבֶיךָ | חלבייך / חֲלָבַיִךְ | חַלְבֵיכֶם | חַלְבֵיכֶן | |
| construct | חַלְבֵי־ | third | חֲלָבָיו | חֲלָבֶיהָ | חַלְבֵיהֶם | חַלְבֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- בָּשָׂר בְּחָלָב (basár b'chaláv)
- חלבן
- חלב ישראל
- שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב (sh'víl hekhaláv)
- שֵׁן חָלָב (shen khaláv)
Verb
חָלַב • (khaláv) (pa'al construction)
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | חָלַבְתִּי | חָלַבְנוּ | ||
| second | חָלַבְתָּ | חָלַבְתְּ | חֲלַבְתֶּם1 | חֲלַבְתֶּן1 | |
| third | חָלַב | חָלְבָה | חָלְבוּ | ||
| present | חוֹלֵב | חוֹלֶבֶת | חוֹלְבִים | חוֹלְבוֹת | |
| future | first | אחלוב / אֶחֱלֹב | נחלוב / נַחֲלֹב | ||
| second | תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב | תַּחַלְבִי | תַּחַלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
| third | יחלוב / יַחֲלֹב | תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב | יַחַלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
| imperative | חלוב / חֲלֹב | חִלְבִי | חִלְבוּ | חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
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Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | חָלַבְתִּי | חָלַבְנוּ | ||
| second | חָלַבְתָּ | חָלַבְתְּ | חֲלַבְתֶּם1 | חֲלַבְתֶּן1 | |
| third | חָלַב | חָלְבָה | חָלְבוּ | ||
| present | חוֹלֵב | חוֹלֶבֶת | חוֹלְבִים | חוֹלְבוֹת | |
| future | first | אחלוב / אֶחְלֹב | נחלוב / נַחְלֹב | ||
| second | תחלוב / תַּחְלֹב | תַּחְלְבִי | תַּחְלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה2 | |
| third | יחלוב / יַחְלֹב | תחלוב / תַּחְלֹב | יַחְלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה2 | |
| imperative | חלוב / חֲלֹב | חִלְבִי | חִלְבוּ | חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
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Further reading
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b) |
Noun
חֵלֶב • (khélev) m (singular construct חֵלֶב־)
- (Judaism) chelev (certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating)
- (by extension) The best part (of something).
Descendants
Etymology 3
Proper noun
חַלַבּ • (khalab)
- alternative form of חאלב
Anagrams
Yiddish
Noun
חלב • (kheylev) m
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of חלבֿ (kheylev).