חלב

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Verb

חלב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to milk

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ל־ב‎

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Noun

חָלָב • (khaláv) m (plural indefinite חֲלָבִים‎, singular construct חֲלֵב־)

  1. milk (the liquid)
Derived terms

Verb

חָלַב • (khaláv) (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 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 חלוב \ חֲלֹב‎ חִלְבִי‎ חִלְבוּ‎ חלובנה \ חֲלֹבְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלַבְתֶּם‎ and חָלַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ל־ב‎

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).
    • Genesis 45:18,
      חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ
      the best part of the land

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