Chazal

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Chazal pl (plural only)

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