Chazal

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noun

The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.

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Meanings

Chazal1

nounChazal pl (plural only)
  1. Judaismpluralplural onlyThe sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.

Chazal2

proper nounChazal (plural Chazals)

plural Chazals

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

Chazal · noun

From Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).

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Chazal · proper noun

  1. FrenchChazal
  2. FrenchChazal
  3. EnglishChazal

Borrowed from French Chazal.

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APA

Chazal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chazal

MLA

“Chazal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chazal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chazal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chazal.

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