חלב
Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.
Verb
חלב • (transliteration needed)
- to milk
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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ח־ל־ב (ḥ-l-b) |
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حلب.
Noun
חָלָב • (khaláv) m (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים, singular construct חֲלֵב־, plural construct חַלְבֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- milk (the liquid)
Derived terms
- בָּשָׂר בְּחָלָב (basár b'chaláv)
- חלבן
- חלב ישראל
- שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב (sh'víl hekhaláv)
Verb
חָלַב • (khaláv) (pa'al construction)
- to milk
- (slang) to obtain information
- (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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past | first | חָלַבְתִּי | חָלַבְנוּ | ||
second | חָלַבְתָּ | חָלַבְתְּ | חֲלַבְתֶּם1 | חֲלַבְתֶּן1 | |
third | חָלַב | חָלְבָה | חָלְבוּ | ||
present | חוֹלֵב | חוֹלֶבֶת | חוֹלְבִים | חוֹלְבוֹת | |
future | first | אחלוב / אֶחֱלֹב | נחלוב / נַחֲלֹב | ||
second | תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב | תַּחַלְבִי | תַּחַלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
third | יחלוב / יַחֲלֹב | תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב | יַחַלְבוּ | תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
imperative | חלוב / חֲלֹב | חִלְבִי | חִלְבוּ | חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה2 | |
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Further reading
- H2461 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Etymology 2
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ח־ל־ב (ḥ-l-b) |
Noun
חֵלֶב • (khélev) m (singular construct חֵלֶב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (Judaism) Particular animal fats forbidden for consumption by Jewish law.
- (by extension) The best part (of something).
- Genesis 45:18,
- חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ
- the best part of the land
- חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ
- Genesis 45:18,
Anagrams
- חבל