Ale teena (עלה תאנה) means fig leaf in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה
ale teena
noun · masculine
In English
fig leaf
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ale teena.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שמטרתו לכסות על דבר גנאי. להסתיר מהעין מעשה שלא יעשה. בדרך כלל כיסוי חלש ולא מספק.
The word Ale teena is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה
- Written without vowel points
- עלה תאנה
- Said
- ale teena
- Plural
- עֲלֵי תְאֵנָה
- Inflections
- ר' עֲלֵי תְאֵנָה
- Gematria
- 561
This is how Ale teena is said in other languages.
- English
- fig leaf
These words come before and after Ale teena in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ale teena.
What does Ale teena (עלה תאנה) mean in Hebrew?
Ale teena (עלה תאנה) means fig leaf. It is said ale teena, with the stress on le.
Is Ale teena (עלה תאנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ale teena (עלה תאנה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲלֵי תְאֵנָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלה תאנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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