"חלילה" meaning in Hebrew

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Interjection

Forms: חָלִילָה [canonical], khalíla [romanization]
Etymology: Root ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l) Related to חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”). Probably related to Arabic خَلّ (ḵall); possibly also cognate to Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”). Etymology templates: {{HE root|חלל}} Root ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l), {{he-m|חילל|dwv=חִלֵּל|gloss=to desecrate, defile|tr=khilél}} חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”), {{cog|ar|خَلّ}} Arabic خَلّ (ḵall), {{cog|ar|حَلَّلَ|gloss=to allow|lit=to declare profane}} Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”) Head templates: {{he-interj|tr=khalíla|wv=חָלִילָה}} חָלִילָה • (khalíla)
  1. far be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration
    Sense id: en-חלילה-he-intj-QHDXzybr Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ל־ל Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ל־ל: 58 42
  2. God forbid, heaven forbid
    Sense id: en-חלילה-he-intj-OfUCQu9M Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: חַס וְחָלִילָה (khás vekhalíla)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "khás vekhalíla",
      "word": "חַס וְחָלִילָה"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "חלל"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "חילל",
        "dwv": "חִלֵּל",
        "gloss": "to desecrate, defile",
        "tr": "khilél"
      },
      "expansion": "חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”)",
      "name": "he-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "خَلّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic خَلّ (ḵall)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حَلَّلَ",
        "gloss": "to allow",
        "lit": "to declare profane"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)\nRelated to חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”). Probably related to Arabic خَلّ (ḵall); possibly also cognate to Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חָלִילָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khalíla",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "khalíla",
        "wv": "חָלִילָה"
      },
      "expansion": "חָלִילָה • (khalíla)",
      "name": "he-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ל־ל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And Naboth said to Ahab: ‘The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.’",
          "ref": "Tanach, 1 Kings [[s:he:T09a21#כא_ג|21:3]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "vayómer navót 'el-'akh'áv khalíla lí meYHVH mitití 'et-nakhalát 'avotái lákh.\nwayyṓmer nāḇōṯ ʾel-ʾaḥʾāḇ ḥālī́lā llī mēYHWH mittittī ʾeṯ-naḥălaṯ ʾăḇōṯay lāḵ.",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמֶר נָבוֹת אֶל־אַחְאָב חָלִילָה לִּי מֵיְהוָה מִתִּתִּי אֶת־נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתַי לָךְ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "far be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration"
      ],
      "id": "en-חלילה-he-intj-QHDXzybr",
      "links": [
        [
          "far be it",
          "far be it"
        ],
        [
          "forbidden",
          "forbidden"
        ],
        [
          "desecration",
          "desecration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God forbid, heaven forbid"
      ],
      "id": "en-חלילה-he-intj-OfUCQu9M",
      "links": [
        [
          "God forbid",
          "God forbid"
        ],
        [
          "heaven forbid",
          "heaven forbid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חלילה"
}
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    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew interjections",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ל־ל",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "khás vekhalíla",
      "word": "חַס וְחָלִילָה"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "חלל"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)",
      "name": "HE root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "חילל",
        "dwv": "חִלֵּל",
        "gloss": "to desecrate, defile",
        "tr": "khilél"
      },
      "expansion": "חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”)",
      "name": "he-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "خَلّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic خَلّ (ḵall)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حَلَّلَ",
        "gloss": "to allow",
        "lit": "to declare profane"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)\nRelated to חילל / חִלֵּל (khilél, “to desecrate, defile”). Probably related to Arabic خَلّ (ḵall); possibly also cognate to Arabic حَلَّلَ (ḥallala, “to allow”, literally “to declare profane”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חָלִילָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khalíla",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "khalíla",
        "wv": "חָלִילָה"
      },
      "expansion": "חָלִילָה • (khalíla)",
      "name": "he-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And Naboth said to Ahab: ‘The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.’",
          "ref": "Tanach, 1 Kings [[s:he:T09a21#כא_ג|21:3]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "vayómer navót 'el-'akh'áv khalíla lí meYHVH mitití 'et-nakhalát 'avotái lákh.\nwayyṓmer nāḇōṯ ʾel-ʾaḥʾāḇ ḥālī́lā llī mēYHWH mittittī ʾeṯ-naḥălaṯ ʾăḇōṯay lāḵ.",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמֶר נָבוֹת אֶל־אַחְאָב חָלִילָה לִּי מֵיְהוָה מִתִּתִּי אֶת־נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתַי לָךְ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "far be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "far be it",
          "far be it"
        ],
        [
          "forbidden",
          "forbidden"
        ],
        [
          "desecration",
          "desecration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "God forbid, heaven forbid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God forbid",
          "God forbid"
        ],
        [
          "heaven forbid",
          "heaven forbid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חלילה"
}

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