חלה

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חלה^¹

Where it comes from

Probably "something perforated," from חָלַל (“to perforate”), related to Classical Syriac ܚܠܠܐ (“something punctured”).

noun חַלָּה · khalá · חַלּוֹת · חַלָּתִי · חַלָּתֵנוּ

countable challah
a cake רֵאשִׁית עֲרִסֹתֵכֶם חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה כִּתְרוּמַת גֹּרֶן כֵּן תָּרִימוּ אֹתָהּ

חלה^²

verb חָלָה · khalá · לַחֲלוֹת · - · חָלִיתִי

construction pa'al To become sick, to be ill.

In English

challah traditional braided bread

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MLA

"חלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

חלה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%94

Chicago

"חלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%94.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חלה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

חלה