Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חלב

חֲלָבִי chalavi
חֲלָבִית chalavit

dairy, milky (esp. in context of kashrut)

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חֲלָבִי chalavi
חֲלָבִית chalavit
חַלְבִיִּים chalviyim
חַלְבִיּוֹת chalviyot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Derived from חָלָב milk and ־ִי.

See also

  • Noun – katal pattern, masculine חָלָב milk
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְלוֹב to milk (an animal)
  • Noun – kitlon pattern, masculine חֶלְבּוֹן protein; egg white
  • Noun – taktil pattern, masculine תַּחְלִיב emulsion