Khel'a (חלאה) means scum in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
scum
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khel'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לכלוך,סחי.
אוֹי עִיר הַדָּמִים, סִיר אֲשֶׁר חֶלְאָתָה בָהּ, וְחֶלְאָתָהּ לֹא יָצְאָה מִמֶּנָּה.
- 2בהשאלהנבל, בעל/ת אישיות רעה.
- 3שם פרטי לנקבה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khel'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶלְאָה
- Written without vowel points
- חלאה
- Said
- khel'a
- Root
- ח־ל־י
- Pattern
- קֶטְלָה
- Plural
- חֶלְאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר'חֶלְאוֹת, חֶלְאַת⁻
- Gematria
- 44
This is how Khel'a is said in other languages.
- English
- scum
- Russian
- нечистоты
- French
- ordure
- Spanish
- escoria
- German
- Abschaum
These words mean nearly the same as Khel'a.
- זוהמה
- טנופת
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These words rhyme with Khel'a.
The word Khel'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חלאת אדם
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This is where the word Khel'a comes from.
(1:) מן המקרא,בתוספת סופית השייכות: -תָהּ (שח"נ ביאליק מפרש בהוראת: חלודה). (3:) כנראה והשם הפרטי-מקראי המופיע במקרא מגיע ממקור שֶמי הנגזר מתיבת: "חליה" בהוראת תכשיט המקשט את הצוואר. הסבר נוסף הוא שיסודו בשורש הערבי "חלה" היה מתוק, ערב (=ראו גם,חלת דבש). וכך פירש ריקמנס את השם הערבי הדרומי "חלו" ואת השם בניב הדרום ערבי,ניב ת'מודי-"חלות".
These words come before and after Khel'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khel'a.
What does Khel'a (חלאה) mean in Hebrew?
Khel'a (חלאה) means scum. It is said khel'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Khel'a (חלאה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khel'a (חלאה) are זוהמה and טנופת.
What rhymes with Khel'a (חלאה)?
Words that rhyme with Khel'a (חלאה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Khel'a (חלאה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khel'a (חלאה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֶלְאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלאה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.