Khala (חלה) means challah in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
challah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראככר לחם קלוע בעל טעם עשיר שאוכלים יהודים באופן מסורתי בשבת וחג (חוץ מפסח, מן הסתם).
וְלָקַחְתָּ סֹלֶת וְאָפִיתָ אֹתָהּ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה חַלּוֹת שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים יִהְיֶה הַחַלָּה הָאֶחָת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חלה
- Said
- khala
- Root
- ח־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- חַלּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר׳ חַלּוֹת
- Gematria
- 43
This is how Khala is said in other languages.
- English
- challah
- German
- Hefezopf
These words rhyme with Khala.
The word Khala is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הפרשת חלה
- חלת דבש
- חלת משרת
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The word Khala comes from the root ח־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Khala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khala.
What does Khala (חלה) mean in Hebrew?
Khala (חלה) means challah. It is said khala, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Khala (חלה)?
Words that rhyme with Khala (חלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Khala (חלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khala (חלה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חַלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.