English
helek
Helek comes from Hebrew חֵלֶק ‘helek (a unit of time equal to an eighteenth…’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentחֵלֶקḥēleq‘helek (a unit of time equal to an eighteenth of a minute (3⅓ seconds))’
- Englishearliest quotation 1992helek
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentחֵלֶקḥēleq‘helek (a unit of time equal to an eighteenth of a minute (3⅓ seconds))’
- Englishearliest quotation 1992helek
Earliest quotation: 1992, L.E. Doggett, Calendars: “For calendrical calculations, the day begins at 6 P.M.,…”
Every English word from Hebrew חֵלֶק
Today it means
noun A unit of time equal to an eighteenth of a minute (3⅓ seconds)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew חֵלֶק / helek