Khalal (חָלָל) means defiled in Hebrew.
It can also mean tainted and ineligible. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חָלָל
khalal
noun · masculine
In English
defiled, tainted, ineligible
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khalal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כהן אשר איבד את הזכות לעסוק בכהונה.
The word Khalal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָלָל
- Written without vowel points
- חלל
- Said
- khalal
- Root
- ח־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- חֲלָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲלָלִים; חֲלַל־, ר' חַלְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 68
This is how Khalal is said in other languages.
- English
- defiled, tainted, ineligible
These words rhyme with Khalal.
The word Khalal comes from the root ח־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Khalal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khalal.
What does Khalal (חָלָל) mean in Hebrew?
Khalal (חָלָל) means defiled, tainted, and ineligible. It is said khalal, with the stress on lal.
What rhymes with Khalal (חָלָל)?
Words that rhyme with Khalal (חָלָל) include מאכל, קל, על, חשמל, פעל, and מזל.
Is Khalal (חָלָל) masculine or feminine?
The word Khalal (חָלָל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲלָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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