חלב

See also: חלבֿ

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)
3 terms

Cognate with Aramaic חַלְבָּא and sharing its root with Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb).

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־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. (uncountable) milk (a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
Declension
Declension of חָלָב
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: 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

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to milk
  2. (slang) to obtain information
  3. (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לחלוב / לַחֲלֹב
action noun חֲלִיבָה
passive participle —
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

1 Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לחלוב / לַחְלֹב
action noun חֲלִיבָה
passive participle —
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

1 Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)
3 terms

Noun

חֵלֶב • (khélev) m (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
  • → Yiddish: חלבֿ (kheylev)
    • → English: chelev

Etymology 3

Proper noun

חַלַבּ • (khalab)

  1. alternative form of חאלב

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

חלב • (kheylev) m

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