כלל

Etymology

From the root כ־ל־ל‎ (k-l-l).

Pronunciation

• (כְּלָל, k'lál) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /klal/
• (כְּלַל־‎, k'lál-) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /klal/
• (כָּלַל, kalál) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈlal/

Noun

כְּלָל • (k'lál) m (plural indefinite כְּלָלִים‎, singular construct כְּלַל־, plural construct כְּלָלֵי־‎)

1. A rule, a norm: a normative specification of desirable behavior.

   ‏בבית משפט קיימים כללי התנהגות ברורים.‎‎ ― b'véit-mishpát kayamím k'laléi-hitnahagút b'rurím. ― In a court of law there are clear rules of behavior.

2. A rule, a generality: a positive description of common behavior.
3. The members of a group, taken as a whole.

   ‏לאסיפה הגיעו כלל הסטודנטים.‎‎ ― la'asifá higí'u k'lál-hastudéntim. ― The student body came to the assembly.

4. (כְּלַל־‎, k'lál) Singular construct form of כְּלָל‎‎.

Verb

כָּלַל • (kalál) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּלוּל‎, passive counterpart נִכְלַל‎)

1. To include (something) (in a group).
2. (of a group) To include (something).