חלילה

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חלילה

Where it comes from

Related to חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”). Probably related to Arabic خَلّ (ḵall); possibly also cognate to Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”).

interjection חָלִילָה · khalíla

far be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration וַיֹּאמֶר נָבוֹת אֶל־אַחְאָב חָלִילָה לִּי מֵיְהוָה מִתִּתִּי אֶת־נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתַי לָךְ׃
God forbid, heaven forbid

In English

God forbid don't let it be

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MLA

"חלילה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

חלילה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94

Chicago

"חלילה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חלילה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}