חלל

Hebrew

Root
ח־ל־ל (ḥ-l-l)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈlal/

Noun

חָלָל • (khalál) m (plural indefinite חֲלָלִים, singular construct חֲלַל־, plural construct חַלְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

1. space, void (empty volume)
2. outer space
3. (anatomy) cavity
4. a person killed, especially in war, casualty
5. (Jewish law) The son of a kohen and a woman who a kohen is not halachically permitted to marry and who is thus unable to perform priestly functions in the Temple of Jerusalem

Derived terms

• חֲלָלִית (khalalít)
• תַּחֲנַת חָלָל (takhanát-khalál)

Etymology 2

Verb

חִלֵּל • (khilél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of חילל

References

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

Further reading

• חלל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָלָל (khalál).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχɔɫəɫ/

Noun

חלל • (kholel) m, plural חללס (kholels)

1. space, void (empty volume)

   Synonym: שטח (shetekh)