כלה
עברית
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כלה¹
- /kalˈlɔː/ [kʰalˈlɔː]
- /kalˈlɔ/ [kʰælˈlɔː]
- /kaˈla/ West
- /kalˈla/ East
- /kaˈlɔ/
- /kaˈla/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Deriving from the root כָּלַל (kalál, “to put a crown upon, to crown”), as a bride used to be crowned with a chaplet during the wedding ceremony.
noun כַּלָּה · kalá · כַּלּוֹת · כַּלַּת־ · כַּלּוֹת־ · חָתָן
- bride נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנוֹן׃
- daughter-in-law
כלה²
Where it comes from
From the root כ־ל־ה
verb כָּלָה · kalá · לִכְלוֹת · - · כָּלִיתִי
- to be finished, to be over, to be done, to be completed
- to have run out
verb כִּלָּה · kilá
- defective spelling of כילה
כלה³
noun כִּלָּה · kilá
- defective spelling of כילה
In English
- daughter-in-law wife of one's child
- bride woman in the context of her own wedding
Talk about this word "כלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. כלה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%94 "כלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%94.Cite this
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title = {כלה},
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