חל

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ו־ל (ḥ-w-l)

Cognate with Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Verb

חָל • (khal) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive) to apply (of a law, method, etc.)
2. to fall on, to occur, to take place (of an event)

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָחוּל action noun: חִילָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חַלְתִּי		חַלְנוּ
	second	חַלְתָּ	חַלְתְּ	חַלְתֶּם	חַלְתֶּן
	third	חָל	חָלָה	חָלוּ
present		חָל	חָלָה	חָלִים	חָלוֹת
future	first	אָחוּל		נָחוּל
	second	תָּחוּל	תָּחוּלִי	תָּחוּלוּ	תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
	third	יָחוּל	תָּחוּל	יָחוּלוּ	תחולנה / תָּחֹלְנָה1
imperative		חוּל	חוּלִי	חוּלוּ	חולנה / חֹלְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ל (ḥ-l-l)

Noun

חֹל • (ḥol) m (plural indefinite חֻלִּין)

1. defective spelling of חול