כָּלָא
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. To jail, to lock up, to hold (someone) prisoner. (transitive)
Pronunciation
kalá
Examples3
אֲנִי לֹא רוצה שֶׁיִּכְלְאוּ אוֹתִי.
I don't want to go to jail.
אֵיפֹה כלאו אֵת נלסון מנדלה?
Where was Nelson Mandela imprisoned?
שִׁעוּר הַכְּלִיאָה בארה"ב הוּא הַגָּבֹהַ בעוֹלָם.
The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.