חלה

Hebrew

Etymology 1
חלה עם שומשום
Root
ח־ל־ל (ḥ-l-l)

Noun

חַלָּה • (khalá) f (plural indefinite חַלּוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. challah
Descendants
  • → Dutch: challa
  • → English: challah
  • → Yiddish: חלה (khale)

References
  • “חלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Etymology 2
Root
ח־ל־ה (ḥ-l-h)

Verb

חָלָה • (khalá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To become sick, to be ill.
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לַחֲלוֹת
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלִיתִיחָלִינוּ
second חָלִיתָחָלִיתחֲלִיתֶם1חֲלִיתֶן1
third חָלָהחָלְתָהחָלוּ
present חוֹלֶהחוֹלָהחוֹלִיםחוֹלוֹת
future first אֶחֱלֶהנֶחֱלֶה
second תֶּחֱלֶהתֶּחֱלִיתֶּחֱלוּתֶּחֱלֶינָה2
third יֶחֱלֶהתֶּחֱלֶהיֶחֱלוּתֶּחֱלֶינָה2
imperative חֲלֵהחֲלִיחֲלוּחֲלֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לַחְלוֹת
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלִיתִיחָלִינוּ
second חָלִיתָחָלִיתחֲלִיתֶם1חֲלִיתֶן1
third חָלָהחָלְתָהחָלוּ
present חוֹלֶהחוֹלָהחוֹלִיםחוֹלוֹת
future first אֶחְלֶהנֶחְלֶה
second תֶּחְלֶהתֶּחְלִיתֶּחְלוּתֶּחְלֶינָה2
third יֶחְלֶהתֶּחְלֶהיֶחְלוּתֶּחְלֶינָה2
imperative חֲלֵהחֲלִיחֲלוּחֲלֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלִיתֶם and חָלִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈχaɫə/

Noun

חלה • (khale) f, plural חלות (khales)

  1. challah

Descendants

See also
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