Etymology

chalaf

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Today it means: A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals. Full definition →

Yiddish חלף ← Hebrew חַלָּף
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromחַלָּף
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromחלף
  3. English todaychalaf

Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf).

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