Chazal
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).
Noun
Chazal pl (plural only)
- (Judaism) The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Chazal (plural Chazals)
- A surname from French.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chazal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.
- Forebears
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.zal/
Proper noun
Chazal m or f
Descendants
- English: Chazal