הלאה

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הלאה

/ˈhɔl.ʔɔ/ [ˈhɔːl.ʔɔː]
/ˈhɔ.lɔ/
[ˈɔ.lɔ]
/ˈhaːl.ʔaː/
/ˈhä.lä/
/ˈhɔːl.ʔɔː/
/ˈhal(ʔ)a/ [ˈä.lä] Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Possibly from הָלָא (halá', “to push away”) + ־ָה (-a, “to, toward, in the direction of, -ward”); compare לְהַלָּן (l'halán) with the same meaning. Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic הַלָּא (hallāʾ, “farther, further, beyond”), Classical Syriac ܠܗܰܠ (ləhal), ܘܰܠܗܰܠ (waləhal, “farther, further, beyond”), Arabic هَلَا (halā, “forward! on!”).

adverb הָלְאָה · hál'a

along, forward, onward, next נַמְשִׁיךְ הָלְאָה
Similar: קָדִימָה, לְהַלָּן
farther, further, beyond
away, off, hence וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּלֶת׃

interjection הָלְאָה! · hál'a!

Forward!, Onward!, Keep going! הָלְאָה! הָלְאָה!
Similar: קָדִימָה, יַאלְלָה

In English

forward in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figurat
onward In a forward direction
be off with you go away; get out
down with away with

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {הלאה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}