תלוי

Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ה (t-l-h)
4 terms

Etymology

Passive participle of תלה (talá). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.

Pronunciation

Adjective

תָּלוּי • (talúi) (feminine תְּלוּיָה, masculine plural תְּלוּיִים, feminine plural תְּלוּיוֹת)

  1. (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).
    גֶּשֶׁר תָּלוּי ― gésher talúi ― suspension bridge
    תָּלוּי עַל קוֹלָב ― talúi 'al koláv ― hanging on a clothes hanger
  2. (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
    תָּלוּי עַל צְלָב ― talúi 'al tslav ― crucified (literally, “hanged on a cross”)
  3. (figuratively) Dependent, contingent, depending (on something). [with בְּ־]
    הַכֹּל תָּלוּי בָּהֶם. ― hakól talúi bahém. ― It's all up to them.

Derived terms

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