חלוץ

Hebrew

FWOTD – 16 November 2022

Etymology

Root
ח־ל־ץ (kh-l-ts)
4 terms

Past participle of חָלַץ (khaláts, “equip, arm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

חָלוּץ • (khalúts) m (plural indefinite חֲלוּצִים, singular construct חֲלוּץ־, plural construct חֲלוּצֵי־) [pattern: קָטוּל]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) equipped, armed for battle
    Synonym: חָמוּשׁ (khamúsh)
    • Tanach, Numbers 31:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּמָּסְרוּ מֵאַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא׃
      So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
    • Tanach, Isaiah 15:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַתִּזְעַק חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵה עַד־יַהַץ נִשְׁמַע קוֹלָם עַל־כֵּן חֲלֻצֵי מוֹאָב יָרִיעוּ נַפְשׁוֹ יָרְעָה לּוֹ׃
      And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto Jahaz; therefore the 'armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul is faint within him.
  2. (historical): pioneer, halutz, chalutz
    • 1928, “מי יבנה בית [Who Will Build a House]”, Levin Kipnis (lyrics), Nahum Nardi (music)‎[1]:
      אֲנַחְנוּ הַחֲלוּצִים, נִבְנֶה אֶת תֵּל אָבִיב.
      Anákhnu hakhalutsím, nivné et Tel Avív.
      We the pioneers, we will build Tel Aviv.
  3. (sports) forward (in association football)
    • 2020, “ברצלונה אישרה: סוארס חזר לכשירות מלאה [Barcelona confirms: Suárez returned to full fitness]”, in Sport 5‎[2]:
      החלוץ קיבל אור ירוק לשחק.
      He-khalúts kibél or yarók l'sakhék.
      The forward received the green light to play.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: halutz, chalutz
  • → Dutch: chaloets

References

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