כלא

Aramaic

Verb

כלא

1. to stop, to cease, to pause
2. to hinder, to restrain, to forbid

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root כ־ל־א (k-l-').

Noun

כלא (kéle)

1. A prison, a jail.

   בכלא — b'kéle — in jail

Derived terms

• בית כלא (beit-kéle)

Verb

כָּלָא (kalá) (pa'ál construction)

1. (transitive) To jail, to lock up, to hold (someone) prisoner.

Derived terms

• כלוא (kalú)