challah
/ˈxɑ(ː).lə/
challah noun: a traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
Noun
challah (countable and uncountable, plural challahs or challos or challot or challoth)
- A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- […]it is a time-honored custom that when women bake challah-loaves for Sabbath and Yom Tov use, they specifically prepare a dough large enough to be obligated in challah, so they can fulfill the mitzvah of separating challah[…].2006, The Mishnah, seder Zeraim, tractate Challah, Personal-Size edition, Mesorah Publications, page 54, commentary on 1:7
- Posting photos of his Shabbat candles and challah on Friday night, [Mark] Zuckerberg said that he would be giving the ceremonial cup to his eldest daughter, Maxima.2017 September 17, “Mark Zuckerberg gives family heirloom kiddush cup to daughter”, in The Times of Israel
- 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.
- The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
challah meaning in Tamil and Arabic
challah in Tamil
- ஓர் உரொட்டி வகை
challah in Arabic
- traditional braided bread
- حَلَة ḥala, خَلَة ḵala
Forms of challah
| plural | challahs |
|---|---|
| plural | challos |
| plural | challot |
| plural | challoth |
| alternative form | halla |
| alternative form | challa |
| alternative form | chalah |
| alternative form | hallah |
| alternative form | chaleh |
Origin of challah
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
Words formed from challah
- hafrashat challah
Words that rhyme with challah
Questions about challah
- What does challah mean?
- Challah means a traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- What is challah in Tamil?
- Challah in Tamil is ஓர் உரொட்டி வகை. See Challah meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is challah?
- Challah is a noun.
- How do you pronounce challah?
- Challah is pronounced /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/.
- What is the plural of challah?
- The plural of challah is challahs.
Words near challah in the dictionary
Source and license
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