חָלִיל
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. pipe (a wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube) (music)
2. flute (specifically, music)
Pronunciation
khalíl
Examples17
נִגַּנְתִּי חָלִיל כשֶׁהָיִיתִי בתִּיכוֹן.
I played the flute when I was in high school.
אָחוּז הֵיטֵב בבֵּיצִים שֶׁלֹּא תִּשְׁבֹּר אוֹתָן חֲלִילָהּ.
Hold the eggs tight or you'll break them.
יֵשׁ לִי חָלִיל.
I have a flute.
הוּא יוֹדֵעַ לְחַלֵּל בחָלִיל.
He is able to play the flute.
יַלְדָּה מְנַגֶּנֶת בחָלִיל.
A girl is playing the flute.
הוּא מְנַגֵּן בחָלִיל.
He can play a flute.