חול

See also: חו״ל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)

Noun

חוֹל • (ḥol) m (plural indefinite חוֹלוֹת, singular construct חוֹל־)

1. sand

Derived terms

• טָמַן רֹאשׁוֹ בַּחוֹל (tamán roshó bakhól)
• עוֹף חוֹל ('of ḥol, “phoenix”)

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)

Noun

חול / חֹל • (ḥol) m (plural indefinite חולין / חֻלִּין) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. something secular

Antonyms

• קודש (qódesh)

Derived terms

• חול המועד / חֹל הַמּוֹעֵד (khol hamo'éd)
• יום חול (yom ḥol)

References

• H2344 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H2355 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• חול on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• חו״ל, לוח