השכלה

See also: השׂכּלה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־כ־ל (s-k-l)

Verbal noun of הִשְׂכִּיל (hiskíl, “to learn/study, be learned/scholarly”).

Noun

הַשְׂכָּלָה • (haskalá) f [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. education, knowledge
2. enlightenment

Proper noun

הַהַשְׂכָּלָה • (hahaskalá) f

1. the Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment

Related terms

• מַשְׂכִּיל (maskíl)