מ־ה־ל

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to מ־ו־ל (m-w-l), מ־י־ל (m-y-l), מ־ל־ל (m-l-l) and possibly נ־מ־ל (n-m-l), with all of them being modifications of the biliteral root √m-l.

Root

מ־ה־ל • (m-h-l)

  1. Forming words pertaining to circumcision.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root מ־ה־ל (0 c, 5 e)
Verbal derivatives
Binyan Verb
Pa'al מָהַל (mahál)
Nif'al נִמְהַל (nimhál)
Pi'el
Pu'al
Hif'il
Huf'al
Hitpa'el
Nominal derivatives
Adjectival derivatives

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “מהל”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 322a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 737a
  • מ־ה־ל”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com