נחלה

Hebrew

Root
נ־ח־ל (n-kh-l)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naħəˈlaː/, [naħăˈlaː]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naħəˈlɔ/, [naħaˈlɔː]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naχaˈla/

Noun

נַחֲלָה • (nakhalá) f (plural indefinite נַחֲלוֹת, singular construct נַחֲלַת־, plural construct נַחֲלוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. estate, territory
2. legacy
3. inheritance, estate
4. (Judaism) yahrzeit

Descendants

• → Yiddish: נחלה (nokhle)

See also

• אחוזה / אֲחֻזָּה (akhuzá)

References

• “נחלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H5159 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• נאָכלע (nokhle) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew נַחֲלָה (nakhalá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔχɫə/

Noun

נחלה • (nokhle) f, plural נחלאָות (nakhloes)

1. inheritance