בהלה

Hebrew

Root
ב־ה־ל (b-h-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

בֶּהָלָה • (behalá) f

1. fright, panic

References

• “בהלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בהלה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בֶּהָלָה (“frenzy”).

Noun

בהלה • (behole) f, plural בהלות (beholes)

1. confusion, clamour, commotion

Descendants

• Hungarian: balhé