חלבון
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חלבון
Where it comes from
חָלָב (khaláv, “milk”) + ־וֹן (ón). The "protein" sense in Modern Hebrew is a semantic loan from German Eiweiß, paralleling many other languages.
noun חֶלְבּוֹן · khelbón · חֶלְבּוֹנִים · חֶלְבּוֹנִי · חֶלְבּוֹנֵנוּ
- egg white (the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked)
- protein (any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds)
- protein (one of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes)
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sclera (the white of the eye)
Similar: לֹבֶן הָעַיִן
In English
Talk about this word "חלבון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. חלבון. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9F "חלבון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9F.Cite this
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title = {חלבון},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9F},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
