Chalchala (חלחלה) means cringe in Hebrew.
It can also mean revulsion and anguish. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cringe, revulsion, anguish
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chalchala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זעזוע הנובע מפחד או מרגש של דחייה.
עַל־כֵּן מָלְאוּ מׇתְנַי חַלְחָלָה, צִירִים אֲחָזוּנִי כְּצִירֵי יוֹלֵדָה; נַעֲוֵיתִי מִשְּׁמֹעַ, נִבְהַלְתִּי מֵרְאוֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Chalchala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַלְחָלָה
- Written without vowel points
- חלחלה
- Said
- chalchala
- Root
- ח־ל־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- חַלְחָלוֹת
- Inflections
- חַלְחָלַת־, ר' חַלְחָלוֹת
- Gematria
- 81
This is how Chalchala is said in other languages.
- English
- cringe, revulsion, anguish
These words mean nearly the same as Chalchala.
- פלצות
- סלידהaversion
- פיק
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These words rhyme with Chalchala.
These words come before and after Chalchala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chalchala.
What does Chalchala (חלחלה) mean in Hebrew?
Chalchala (חלחלה) means cringe, revulsion, and anguish. It is said chalchala, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Chalchala (חלחלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chalchala (חלחלה) are פלצות, סלידה, and פיק.
What rhymes with Chalchala (חלחלה)?
Words that rhyme with Chalchala (חלחלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Chalchala (חלחלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Chalchala (חלחלה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חַלְחָלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלחלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.