Hebrew

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 form of כְּלָל‎.

Derived terms

• בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל ‎(b'dérekh k'lál)
• בִּכְלָל ‎(bikh'lál)
• כְּלָלִי ‎(k'lalí)
• יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל ‎(yotsé mín hak'lál)

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

• כּוֹלֵל ‎(kolél)