כלל

See also: כּלל and כּלל־

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־ל

From the root כ־ל־ל (k-l-l).

Pronunciation

Noun

כְּלָל (k'lál) m (plural indefinite כְּלָלִים, singular construct כְּלַל־, plural construct כְּלָלֵי־)

  1. A rule, a norm: a normative specification of desirable behavior.
    בבית משפט קיימים כללי התנהגות ברורים.b'véit-mishpát kayamím k'laléi-hitnahagút b'rurím.In a court of law there are clear rules of behavior.
  2. A rule, a generality: a positive description of common behavior.
  3. The members of a group, taken as a whole.
    לאסיפה הגיעו כלל הסטודנטים.la'asifá higí'u k'lál-hastudéntim.The student body came to the assembly.
  4. (כְּלַל־, k'lál) Singular construct formal of כְּלָל.

Derived terms

Adverb

כְּלָל (k'lál)

  1. at all
    • c. 1800, Nachman of Breslov:
      כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד, והעיקר לא לפחד כלל.
      kól ha'olám kuló gésher tsar m'ód, v'ha'ikár lo l'fákhed k'lál.
      The entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to have any fear at all.

Verb

כָּלַל (kalál) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּלוּל, passive counterpart נִכְלַל)

  1. To include (something) (in a group).
  2. (of a group) To include (something).

Derived terms

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