חלב

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חלב¹

  • /χaˈlav/ Modern Israeli
  • /ħɔˈlɔv/
  • /ħɔˈlav/
  • /ħaˈlab/

Where it comes from

Cognate with Aramaic חַלְבָּא and sharing its root with Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb).

noun חָלָב · chaláv · חֲלָבִים · חֲלֵב־ · חֲלַב־ · חַלְבֵי־

  1. uncountable milk (a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young) מוצרי חלב

verb חָלַב · khaláv · לחלוב · לַחֲלֹב · חֲלִיבָה · -

  1. construction pa'al to milk
  2. construction pa'al, slang to obtain information
  3. construction pa'al, slang to squeeze every last drop out, to extort

חלב²

noun חֵלֶב · khélev · חֵלֶב־ · חֶלְבִּי · חֶלְבֵּנוּ

  1. Judaism chelev (certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating)
  2. broadly The best part (of something). חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ

חלב³

proper noun חַלַבּ · khalab

  1. alternative alternative form of חאלב

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"חלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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חלב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91

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"חלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חלב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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