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noun
A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hallah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bread, breadstuff, staff of life
History
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
