תלוי

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Hebrew

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Root
ת־ל־ה (t-l-h)

Etymology

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Passive participle of תלה (talá), from the root ת־ל־ה (t-l-). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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תָּלוּי (talúi) (feminine תְּלוּיָה, masculine plural תְּלוּיִים, feminine plural תְּלוּיוֹת)

  1. (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).
    גֶּשֶׁר תָּלוּיgésher talúisuspension bridge
    תָּלוּי עַל קוֹלָבtalúi 'al kolávhanging on a clothes hanger
  2. (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
    תָּלוּי עַל צְלָבtalúi 'al tslavcrucified (literally, “hanged on a cross”)
  3. (figuratively) Dependent, contingent, depending (on something).
    הַכֹּל תָּלוּי בָּהֶם.hakól talúi bahém.It's all up to them.

Derived terms

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