See also: חלבֿ

Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

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חלב (transliteration needed)

  1. to milk

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حليب.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חָלָב (khalávm (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים, singular construct חֲלֵב־, plural construct חַלְבֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. (uncountable) milk (a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
Declension
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Derived terms
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Verb

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חָלַב (khaláv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to milk
  2. (slang) to obtain information
  3. (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort
Conjugation
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)

Noun

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חֵלֶב (khélevm (singular construct חֵלֶב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (Judaism) chelev (certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating)
  2. (by extension) The best part (of something).
Descendants
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  • Yiddish: חלבֿ (kheylev)
    • English: chelev

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

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חַלַבּ (khalab)

  1. alternative form of חאלב

Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Noun

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חלב (kheylevm

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of חלבֿ (kheylev).
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