Chazal
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).
Noun[edit]
Chazal pl (plural only)
- (Judaism) The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chazal (plural Chazals)
- A surname from French.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chazal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.
- Forebears
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chazal m or f
Descendants[edit]
- English: Chazal
Further reading[edit]
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- en:Judaism
- English terms borrowed from French
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- French surnames