תלוי

Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ה (t-l-h)

Etymology

Passive participle of תלה (talá), from the root ת־ל־ה (t-l-). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /taˈluj/, /taˈlui/

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).

   הַכֹּל תָּלוּי בָּהֶם. ― hakól talúi bahém. ― It's all up to them.

Derived terms

• גשר תלוי (gésher talúi)