כחל
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כחל
- /ˈkaχal/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Related to Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Classical Syriac ܟܘܚܠܐ. Akkadian 𒄖𒄴𒈝 (guḫlum) is possibly a Semitic loanword.
noun כָּחָל · kakhál · כַּחַל · kákhal · כֹּחַל · kókhal
- kohl
verb כָּחַל · kakhál · לכחול · לִכְחֹל · - · כָּחוּל
- to paint the eyes (with kohl) וְהִנֵּה בָאוּ לַאֲשֶׁר רָחַצְתְּ כָּחַלְתְּ עֵינַיִךְ וְעָדִית עֶדִי.
adjective כָּחֹל · kakhól
- defective spelling of כחול
In English
- roller bird of the family Coraciidae
- eye shadow makeup around the eyes
- kohl makeup
Talk about this word "כחל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%97%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. כחל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%97%D7%9C "כחל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%97%D7%9C.Cite this
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title = {כחל},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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