תלוי

Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ה‎ (t-l-h)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).
    ‏גֶּשֶׁר תָּלוּי‎‎ ― gésher talúi ― suspension bridge
    ‏תָּלוּי עַל קוֹלָב‎ ― talúi 'al koláv ― hanging on a clothes hanger
  2. (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
    ‏תָּלוּי עַל צְלָב‎ ― talúi 'al tslav ― crucified (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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