חלב

See also: חלבֿ‎

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ח־ל־ב‎ (ḥ-l-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حليب‎.

Pronunciation

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. milk (the liquid)
Derived terms

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to milk
  2. (slang) to obtain information
  3. (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Etymology 2
Root
ח־ל־ב‎ (ḥ-l-b)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (Judaism) Particular animal fats forbidden for consumption by Jewish law.
  2. (by extension) The best part (of something).
    • Genesis 45:18
      ‏חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ‎
      the best part of the land
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: חלבֿ‎ (kheylev)
    • → English: chelev

Proper noun

חַלַבּ‎ • (khalab)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

חלב • (kheylev) m

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of חלבֿ‎ (kheylev).
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