Khalila (חלילה) means God forbid in Hebrew.
It can also mean far be it. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
God forbid, far be it
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khalila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילה שפרושה קריאה להמנע מלעשות דבר־מה. בשום פנים ואופן לא!
חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם רָשָׁע וְהָיָה כַצַּדִּיק כָּרָשָׁע חָלִלָה לָּךְ הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל הָאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khalila is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- חָלִילָה
- Written without vowel points
- חלילה
- Said
- khalila
- Gematria
- 83
This is how Khalila is said in other languages.
- English
- God forbid, far be it
- Arabic
- حاشا, معاذًا, معاذ الله, لا سمح الله
These words mean nearly the same as Khalila.
- אל נא
- בבקשה לא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khalila.
The word Khalila is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חלילה לי מעשות זאת
- חס וחלילה
- חלילה וחס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Khalila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khalila.
What does Khalila (חלילה) mean in Hebrew?
Khalila (חלילה) means God forbid and far be it. It is said khalila, with the stress on li.
What is a synonym for Khalila (חלילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khalila (חלילה) are אל נא and בבקשה לא.
What rhymes with Khalila (חלילה)?
Words that rhyme with Khalila (חלילה) include נרגילה, מנילה, פלוטילה, לכתחילה, גורילה, and טקילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.