חלוץ

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ח־ל־ץ (kh-l-ts)

Passive participle of חָלַץ (ḥalats, to remove, to take off).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חָלוּץ (ḥalutzm (plural indefinite חֲלוּצִים, singular construct חֲלוּץ־, plural construct חֲלוּצֵי־) [pattern: קָטוּל]

  1. one who is equipped, prepared
    • Tanach, Numbers 32:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַעֲבָדֶיךָ יַעַבְרוּ כָּל־חֲלוּץ צָבָא לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לַמִּלְחָמָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲדֹנִי דֹּבֵר׃
      va-ʿavadékha yaʿavrú kol ḥalútz tsavá lifnéi Adonái la-milḥamá ka-ashér dovér
      but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.’
  2. (historical): pioneer, halutz, chalutz
    • 1928, “מי יבנה בית [Who Will Build a House]”, Levin Kipnis (lyrics), Nahum Nardi (music)‎[1]:
      אֲנַחְנוּ הַחֲלוּצִים, נִבְנֶה אֶת תֵּל אָבִיב.
      Anáḥnu ha-ḥalutzim, nivneh et Tel Avív.
      We the pioneers, we will build Tel Aviv.
  3. (sports) forward (in association football)
    • 2020, “ברצלונה אישרה: סוארס חזר לכשירות מלאה [Barcelona confirms: Suárez returned to full fitness]”, in Sport 5[2]:
      החלוץ קיבל אור ירוק לשחק.
      He-ḥalútz qibél or yaróq l'saḥeq.
      The forward received the green light to play.

Derived terms

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