Chazal
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).
Noun
editChazal pl (plural only)
- (Judaism) The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editChazal (plural Chazals)
- A surname from French.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chazal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.
- Forebears
French
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editChazal m or f
Descendants
edit- English: Chazal
Further reading
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- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- en:Judaism
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- French surnames