Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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חלה עם שומשום
Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)

Noun

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חַלָּה (khaláf (plural indefinite חַלּוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

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

References

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

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Root
ח־ל־ה (kh-l-h)

Verb

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חָלָה (khalá) (pa'al construction)

  1. To become sick, to be ill.
Conjugation
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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חלה (khalef, plural חלות (khales)

  1. (countable) challah

Descendants

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See also

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