Hebrew

Noun

חַלּוֹן • ‎(khalón) m f ‎(plural indefinite חַלּוֹנוֹת)

1. a window
   • Ezekiel 40:16, with translation of the American Standard Version:

     וְחַלֹּנוֹת אֲטֻמוֹת אֶל הַתָּאִים‎

     And there were closed windows to the lodges

   • 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, To the Bird 1–2

     שָׁלוֹם רָב שׁוּבֵךְ, צִפֹּרָה נֶחְמֶדֶת, \ מֵאַרְצוֹת הַחֹם אֶל־חַלּוֹנִי –‎

     Welcome back to my window lovely bird, / On your return from the warm lands to my window –

2. (slang) a free period

Usage notes

• In modern Hebrew the word is usually masculine.

Etymology 2

Verb

חִלּוּן • ‎(khilún) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. Defective spelling of חילון

References

• “חלון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.