חלל
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l) |
| 16 terms |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈlal/
Noun
חָלָל • (khalál) m (plural indefinite חֲלָלִים, singular construct חֲלַל־, plural construct חַלְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- space, void (empty volume)
- outer space
- (anatomy) cavity
- a person killed, especially in war; casualty
- (Jewish law) The son of a kohen and a woman who a kohen is not halachically permitted to marry, and who is thus unable to perform priestly functions in the Temple of Jerusalem
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חָלָל | first | חֲלָלִי | חֲלָלֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הֶחָלָל | second | חֲלָלְךָ | חֲלָלֵךְ | חֲלַלְכֶם | חֲלַלְכֶן | |
| construct | חֲלַל־ | third | חֲלָלוֹ | חֲלָלָהּ | חֲלָלָם | חֲלָלָן | |
| plural | indefinite | חֲלָלִם | first | חלליי / חַלְלַי | חַלְלֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַחֲלָלִם | second | חַלְלֶיךָ | חללייך / חַלְלַיִךְ | חַלְלֵיכֶם | חַלְלֵיכֶן | |
| construct | חַלְלֵי־ | third | חַלְלָיו | חַלְלֶיהָ | חַלְלֵיהֶם | חַלְלֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- חֲלָלִית (khalalít)
- תַּחֲנַת חָלָל (takhanát-khalál)
Etymology 2
Verb
חִלֵּל • (khilél) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of חילל
References
- “חלל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- חלל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈχɔɫəɫ/
Noun
חלל • (kholel) m, plural חללס (kholels)