Hebrew

Verb

אָהַל • ‎(ahál) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. To pitch a tent.

Verb

אִהֵל • ‎(ihél) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. Defective spelling of איהל.

Etymology 2

Noun

אָהָל • ‎(ahál) m ‎(plural indefinite אֲהָלִים, no construct forms)

1. (obsolete, Biblical Hebrew) Aloe.
2. (obsolete, Talmudic) A plant that was used for laundry.
3. Mesembryanthemum.

Etymology 3

Noun

אֹהֶל • ‎(óhel) m ‎(plural indefinite אֳהָלִים, singular construct אהל \ אֹהֶל־, plural construct אוהלי \ אָהֳלֵי־)

1. Defective spelling of אוהל.

References

• “אהל” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 16.

Anagrams

• אלה
• לאה

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْل ‎(ʾahl).

Noun

אהל ‎(ʾahlun) m

1. kin, family
2. (followed by genitive) people, members, followers, adherents (of)
   • Exodus 1:6 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)

     תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃‎

     ṯumma māta yūsufu wajamīʿu ʾiḵwatihi wajamīʿu ahli ḏālika l-jīli.

     Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.