חָלָה
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. To become sick, to be ill.
Pronunciation
khalá
Examples58
היות שֶׁחָלִיתִי לֹא הָלַכְתִּי.
Since I was sick, I didn't go.
רָצִיתִי לָלֶכֶת אֲבָל חָלִיתִי.
I wanted to go, but I got sick.
הוּא חָלָה אָז הוּא לֹא הָיָה יָכֹל לָבוֹא.
He was sick, so he couldn't come.
הוּא לֹא יָכֹל הָיָה לָבוֹא אִתָּנוּ כִּי הוּא חָלָה.
He couldn't come with us because he was sick.
אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדֵעַ לָמָּה תּוֹם חָלָה.
I don't know why Tom got sick.
תּוֹם חָלָה מאד ונזקק לאישפוז.
Tom got very sick and had to be hospitalized.