Challah Definition

KHälə
noun
The traditional loaf of rich white bread, typically having a braided or twisted form, eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) 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.

Wiktionary
(countable) The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
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Other Word Forms of Challah

Noun

Singular:
challah
Plural:
challahs

Origin of Challah

  • From Yiddish חלה (khlh), from Hebrew חַלָּה (loaf)

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew ḥallâ ḫll in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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CCHCHA

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HAHLAH

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