English Explanatory Dictionary

challah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
  2. 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.
  3. The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.

Pronunciation

/ˈxɑ(ː).lə/ /ˈhɑ(ː).lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-challah.wav

Word forms

challah challahs challos challot challoth halla challa chalah hallah chaleh

Etymology

From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).

Derived words

hafrashat challah
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