הֲלָנָה, (לוּן I) leaving over night, undue delay over night. Meïl. 4ᵇ ה׳ דקעביד בידים the illegal delay of the sprinkling of the blood, an offence which he commits with his hands (omission of an act), opp. to מחשבה undue thought.—הֲלָנַת דין the reserving of the verdict for the next morning. Snh. 17ᵃ; 34ᵃ; 35ᵃ