חלב

See also: חלבֿ

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)
3 terms

Cognate with Aramaic חַלְבָּא and sharing its root with Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈlav/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħɔˈlɔv/ (Noun)
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħɔˈlav/ (Verb)
(Iraqi) IPA^(key): /ħaˈlab/

Noun

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

(uncountable) milk (a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)

Declension

Declension of **חָלָב**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	חָלָב	first	חֲלָבִי		חֲלָבֵנוּ
	definite	הֶחָלָב	second	חֲלָבְךָ	חֲלָבֵךְ	חֲלֵבְכֶם	חֲלֵבְכֶן
	construct	חֲלֵב־	third	חֲלָבוֹ	חֲלָבָהּ	חֲלָבָם	חֲלָבָן
plural	indefinite	חֲלָבִים	first	חלביי / חֲלָבַי		חֲלָבֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲלָבִים	second	חֲלָבֶיךָ	חלבייך / חֲלָבַיִךְ	חַלְבֵיכֶם	חַלְבֵיכֶן
	construct	חַלְבֵי־	third	חֲלָבָיו	חֲלָבֶיהָ	חַלְבֵיהֶם	חַלְבֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) (pa'al construction)

to milk
(slang) to obtain information
(slang) to squeeze every last drop out, to extort

Conjugation

Conjugation of **חָלַב** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לחלוב / לַחֲלֹב
		action noun		חֲלִיבָה
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	חָלַבְתִּי		חָלַבְנוּ
	second	חָלַבְתָּ	חָלַבְתְּ	חֲלַבְתֶּם¹	חֲלַבְתֶּן¹
	third	חָלַב	חָלְבָה	חָלְבוּ
present		חוֹלֵב	חוֹלֶבֶת	חוֹלְבִים	חוֹלְבוֹת
future	first	אחלוב / אֶחֱלֹב		נחלוב / נַחֲלֹב
	second	תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב	תַּחַלְבִי	תַּחַלְבוּ	תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה²
	third	יחלוב / יַחֲלֹב	תחלוב / תַּחֲלֹב	יַחַלְבוּ	תחלובנה / תַּחֲלֹבְנָה²
imperative	positive	חלוב / חֲלֹב	חִלְבִי	חִלְבוּ	חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה²
imperative	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of **חָלַב** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לחלוב / לַחְלֹב
		action noun		חֲלִיבָה
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	חָלַבְתִּי		חָלַבְנוּ
	second	חָלַבְתָּ	חָלַבְתְּ	חֲלַבְתֶּם¹	חֲלַבְתֶּן¹
	third	חָלַב	חָלְבָה	חָלְבוּ
present		חוֹלֵב	חוֹלֶבֶת	חוֹלְבִים	חוֹלְבוֹת
future	first	אחלוב / אֶחְלֹב		נחלוב / נַחְלֹב
	second	תחלוב / תַּחְלֹב	תַּחְלְבִי	תַּחְלְבוּ	תחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה²
	third	יחלוב / יַחְלֹב	תחלוב / תַּחְלֹב	יַחְלְבוּ	תחלובנה / תַּחְלֹבְנָה²
imperative	positive	חלוב / חֲלֹב	חִלְבִי	חִלְבוּ	חלובנה / חֲלֹבְנָה²
imperative	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם and חָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

H2461 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
"חלב" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)
3 terms

Noun

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

(Judaism) chelev (certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating)
(by extension) The best part (of something).
- Tanach, Genesis 45:18:
  חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ
  the best part of the land

Declension

Declension of **חֵלֶב**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	חֵלֶב	first	חֶלְבִּי		חֶלְבֵּנוּ
	definite	הַחֵלֶב	second	חֶלְבְּךָ	חֶלְבֵּךְ	חֶלְבְּכֶם	חֶלְבְּכֶן
	construct	חֵלֶב־	third	חֶלְבּוֹ	חֶלְבָּהּ	חֶלְבָּם	חֶלְבָּן
plural	indefinite	חֲלָבִים	first	חלביי / חֲלָבַי		חֲלָבֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲלָבִים	second	חֲלָבֶיךָ	חלבייך / חֲלָבַיִךְ	חֶלְבֵיכֶם	חֶלְבֵיכֶן
	construct	חֶלְבֵי־	third	חֲלָבָיו	חֲלָבֶיהָ	חֶלְבֵיהֶם	חֶלְבֵיהֶן

Descendants

→ Yiddish: חלבֿ (kheylev)
- → English: chelev

References

H2459 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
"חלב" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 3

Proper noun

חַלַבּ • (khalab)

alternative form of חאלב

Anagrams

חבל

Yiddish

Noun

חלב • (kheylev) m

(nonstandard) Unpointed form of חלבֿ (kheylev).