chelev

C3H4E1L1E1V4
/ˈxeɪləv//ˈheɪləv//ˈkeɪləv/

noun

Certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating.

OriginYiddish חלבֿ ← Hebrew חֵלֶב →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounchelev (uncountable)
  1. JudaismuncountableCertain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating.

Origin

  1. Hebrewחֵלֶב
  2. Yiddishחלבֿ
  3. Englishchelev

From Yiddish חלבֿ (kheylev), from Hebrew חֵלֶב (khélev).

More words from Yiddish, Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Hebrew חֵלֶב
  • חֵלֶב (khélev)forbidden animal fats
Yiddish חלבֿ
  • חלבֿ (kheylev)forbidden animal fats
Cite this entry
APA

chelev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chelev

MLA

“chelev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chelev. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chelev,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chelev.

Source: chelev on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.