חו״ל

See also: חול

Hebrew

Etymology

Abbreviation of חוּץ לָאָרֶץ (khútz-la'árets, “outside of the country”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χul/

Proper noun

חוּ״ל • (Khu.L.) m

1. Overseas, abroad, countries except Israel.

   הוא גר בחו״ל.

   hu gár bekhúl.

   He lives abroad.

   (literally, “He lives in the outside of Israel.”)

   זה ויזה חו״ל.

   ze víza khúl.

   This is a foreign visa.

   (literally, “This is a visa of the abroad.”)

Anagrams

• חול, לוח