חֲלַט ch. same 1) to make a paste. Targ. II Sam. XIII, 6. —2) (cmp. next wds. a. צמת) to cause contraction by scalding or by putting in vinegar. Part. pass. חָלִיט. Ḥull. 111ᵃ ח׳ הוי מעיקרא Rashi (ed. מִיּחֲלַט הוה ח׳ ליה וכ׳) it (the liver) was first scalded (so as to emit no blood in boiling).
Pa. - חַלֵּיט to cause contraction, to scald, put in vinegar. Ib. חַלְּטֵי ליה וכ׳. Pes. 74ᵇ bot. חלא דח׳ ביה וכ׳ vinegar which one has used once for drawing the blood from meat and contracting the blood vessels, must not be used a second time.
Ithpa. - אִתְחַלַּט,
Ithpe. - אִיתְחֲלַט, אִיחְלט 1) to be mixed up, to mingle. Targ. Prov. XX, 19; XXIV, 21 (h. text תתערב). —2) to be confused. Ib. XIV, 16 (h. text מתעבר!). —3) to be contracted, v. supra.