חל

Hebrew

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)
7 terms

Cognate with Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Verb

חָל • (khal) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive) to apply (of a law, method, etc.)
  2. to fall on, to occur, to take place (of an event)
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָחוּל
action noun חִילָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חַלְתִּי חַלְנוּ
second חַלְתָּ חַלְתְּ חַלְתֶּם חַלְתֶּן
third חָל חָלָה חָלוּ
present חָל חָלָה חָלִים חָלוֹת
future first אָחוּל נָחוּל
second תָּחוּל תָּחוּלִי תָּחוּלוּ תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
third יָחוּל תָּחוּל יָחוּלוּ תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
imperative חוּל חוּלִי חוּלוּ חולנה / חֹלְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)
16 terms

Noun

חֹל • (ḥolm (plural indefinite חֻלִּין)

  1. defective spelling of חול