choleh

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Pronunciations

choleh (KHOY-leh) listen
choleh (khoh-LEH) listen
cholim (KHOY-lihm)
cholim (khoh-LEEM)

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Definitions

  • n. A person who is ill.

Example Sentences

  • "This prayer... if done so in front of the choleh should be done quickly and quietly." (source)

  • "In the early days of internet email, people would often send around a request to say Tehillim for a choleh." (source)

  • "Did you put him on the cholim list?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH חולה khole 'sick' > Y חולה khoyle

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      cholim, kholim, kholah, khola, kholeh, khole, cholah, chola, chole, khol-ee, khoyle, choyle

Notes

  • In yeshivish circles, men and boys are more likely to use the 'khoyle' and 'khoylim' pronunciations, while women and girls are more likely to use the 'khole' and 'kholim' pronunciations.

    feminine: 'khola'
    masculine plural: 'kholim' or 'khoylim'
    feminine plural: 'kholot'

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