חול

חוּלch. sam(חול IIto be smooth, quiet), to be smooth, lax; to be forgiving, renounce; to be sweet. Targ. O. Gen. 4:26 חָליּוכ׳ men became lax in worshipping.Keth.86a top תיזיל ותֵיחוּלוכ׳ Alf. (ed. ותיחלה, Asheri ותימחל) let her go and renounce her mothers widowhood in favor of her father.Gitt.47a דלֵיחוֹל אַדְּמֵיה that he (the gladiator) may be in a forgiving mood for his life (which he is forced to risk); (oth. opin. דלֵיחוֹל אִדְמֵיה that his blood may be sweet, Ar. s. v. אדמא). Pa. חַיֵּיל to sweeten (by adding good wine), to improve. B. Mets.60a דילמא טפי ומְחַיְּילֵיהוכ׳ lest he may add unmixed wine and improve it, and then sell it (for pure wine). Af. אָחֵיל (אַחֲלֵי, fr. חלי) to be liberal, to forgive. Ber.12b אֲחִילוּ ליה מןוכ׳ they in heaven forgave him. Sabb.30a דא׳ להו עוןוכ׳ He pardoned them for the violation of the Day of Atonement; M. Kat. 9a. Keth. l. c. אֲחִילְתָּהּ she renounced it, v. supra.B. Mets.73a אֲחוּלֵי … מַחֲלֵיוכ׳ Ms. R. (ed. אוזולי … מוזלי, v. זוּל I ch.) they were liberal towards you. B. Bath. 144a אחולי אַחֲלָה she resigned her claim. M. Kat. 17a מיתחיל = מִתְחֲלִיל, v. חֲלַל. V. מְחַל.