חלל
Hebrew edit
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ח־ל־ל (ḥ-l-l) |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈlal/
Noun edit
חָלָל • (khalál) m (plural indefinite חֲלָלִים, singular construct חֲלַל־, plural construct חַלְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- space, void (empty volume)
- outer space
- (anatomy) cavity
- a person killed, especially in war, casualty
- (Jewish law) The son of a kohen and a woman who a kohen is not halachically permitted to marry and who is thus unable to perform priestly functions in the Temple of Jerusalem
Derived terms edit
- חֲלָלִית (khalalít)
- תַּחֲנַת חָלָל (takhanát-khalál)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
חִלֵּל • (khilél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
References edit
- “חלל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- חלל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he