כלא

Aramaic

Verb

כלא • (transliteration needed)

  1. to stop, to cease, to pause
  2. to hinder, to restrain, to forbid

Hebrew
Root
כ־ל־א‎ (k-l-ʾ)

Noun

כֶּלֶא • (kéle) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A prison, a jail.
    ‏בכלא‎‎ ― b'kéle ― in jail

Synonyms
  • בֵּית כֶּלֶא‎ (beit kéle)
  • בֵּית סֹהַר‎ (beit sóhar)
  • בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים‎ (beit haasurím)
  • מַאֲסָר‎ (maasár)

Derived terms
  • בֵּית כֶּלֶא‎ (beit kéle)

References

Verb

כָּלָא • (kalá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִכְלָא‎)

  1. (transitive) To jail, to lock up, to hold (someone) prisoner.

Derived terms
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