English Explanatory Dictionary

chalaf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals.

Word forms

chalaf chalafs chalefim

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf).

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