חלב

See also: חלבֿ

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ח־ל־ב (ḥ-l-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. Cognate with Arabic حليب.

Pronunciation

Noun

חָלָב • (khaláv) m (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים, singular construct חֲלֵב־, plural construct חַלְבֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. milk (the liquid)
Derived terms

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to milk
  2. (slang) to obtain information
  3. (slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחלוב / לַחֲלֹב
  • action noun: חֲלִיבָה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלַבְתִּיחָלַבְנוּ
second חָלַבְתָּחָלַבְתְּחֲלַבְתֶּם1חֲלַבְתֶּן1
third חָלַבחָלְבָהחָלְבוּ
present חוֹלֵבחוֹלֶבֶתחוֹלְבִיםחוֹלְבוֹת
future first אחלוב / אֶחֱלֹבנחלוב / נַחֲלֹב
second תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹבתַּחַלְבִיתַּחַלְבוּתחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2
third יחלוב / יַחֲלֹבתחלוב / תַּחֲלֹביַחַלְבוּתחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה2
imperative חלוב / חֲלֹבחִלְבִיחִלְבוּחלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחלוב / לַחְלֹב
  • action noun: חֲלִיבָה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלַבְתִּיחָלַבְנוּ
second חָלַבְתָּחָלַבְתְּחֲלַבְתֶּם1חֲלַבְתֶּן1
third חָלַבחָלְבָהחָלְבוּ
present חוֹלֵבחוֹלֶבֶתחוֹלְבִיםחוֹלְבוֹת
future first אחלוב / אֶחְלֹבנחלוב / נַחְלֹב
second תחלוב / תַּחְלֹבתַּחְלְבִיתַּחְלְבוּתחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה2
third יחלוב / יַחְלֹבתחלוב / תַּחְלֹביַחְלְבוּתחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה2
imperative חלוב / חֲלֹבחִלְבִיחִלְבוּחלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

Etymology 2
Root
ח־ל־ב (ḥ-l-b)

Noun

חֵלֶב • (khélev) m (singular construct חֵלֶב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (Judaism) Particular animal fats forbidden for consumption by Jewish law.
  2. (by extension) The best part (of something).
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: חלבֿ (kheylev)
    • → English: chelev

Proper noun

חַלַבּ • (khalab)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

חלב • (kheylev) m

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of חלבֿ (kheylev).
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