כלא

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כלא

noun כֶּלֶא · kéle · כִּלְאִי · כִּלְאֵנוּ · הַכֶּלֶא

prison, jail בכלא
Similar: בֵּית כֶּלֶא, בית סוהר, בֵּית־סֹהַר, בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים, מַאֲסָר

verb כָּלָא · kalá · נִכְלָא · לכלוא · לִכְלֹא · כְּלִיאָה

construction pa'al, transitive To jail, to lock up, to hold (someone) prisoner.

In English

prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
jail place for short-term confinement

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"כלא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%90. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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כלא. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%90

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"כלא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%90.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כלא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}