"chalaf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chalafs [plural], chalefim [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|yi|חלף|tr=khalaf}} Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), {{bor|en|he|חַלָּף|tr=khaláf}} Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chalefim}} chalaf (plural chalafs or chalefim)
  1. A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals. Categories (topical): Judaism, Knives
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