חלה

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

References

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

Further reading

• חלה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ה‎ (ḥ-l-h)

Verb

חָלָה • (khalá) (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	חָלִיתִי‎		חָלִינוּ‎
	second	חָלִיתָ‎	חָלִית‎	חֲלִיתֶם‎1	חֲלִיתֶן‎1
	third	חָלָה	חָלְתָה‎	חָלוּ‎
present		חוֹלֶה‎	חוֹלָה‎	חוֹלִים‎	חוֹלוֹת‎
future	first	אֶחֱלֶה‎		נֶחֱלֶה‎
	second	תֶּחֱלֶה‎	תֶּחֱלִי‎	תֶּחֱלוּ‎	תֶּחֱלֶינָה‎2
	third	יֶחֱלֶה‎	תֶּחֱלֶה‎	יֶחֱלוּ‎	תֶּחֱלֶינָה‎2
imperative		חֲלֵה	חֲלִי‎	חֲלוּ‎	חֲלֶינָה‎2
notes		Pronounced חָלִיתֶם‎ and חָלִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חַלָּה‎ (khalá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχaɫə/

Noun

חלה • (khale) f, plural חלות‎ (khales)

1. challah

See also

• ברויט‎ (broyt)