Alilla (עלילה) means deed in Hebrew.
It can also mean wantonness, libel, and plot. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
deed, wantonness, libel, plot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Alilla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעולה, מעשה (של בני אדם או של אלוהים).
אַל תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ גְּבֹהָה גְבֹהָה יֵצֵא עָתָק מִפִּיכֶם כִּי אֵל דֵּעוֹת יְהוָה ולא [וְלוֹ] נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלוֹת.
- 2טיעונים חסרי בסיס המובאים בזדון לצורך פגיעה באדם אחר.
וְשָׂם לָהּ עֲלִילֹת דְּבָרִים וְהוֹצִיא עָלֶיהָ שֵׁם רָע וְאָמַר אֶת הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת לָקַחְתִּי וָאֶקְרַב אֵלֶיהָ וְלֹא מָצָאתִי לָהּ בְּתוּלִים.
- 3ספרותרצף האירועים המחבר בין תחילתה לסופה של יצירה ספרותית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Alilla is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲלִילָה
- Written without vowel points
- עלילה
- Said
- alilla
- Root
- ע־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- עֲלִילוֹת
- Inflections
- עֲלִילַת־; ר' עֲלִילוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Alilla is said in other languages.
- English
- deed, wantonness, libel, plot
These words mean nearly the same as Alilla.
- מעלל
- מעשה
- פעולהaction
- עלילות דברים
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These words rhyme with Alilla.
The word Alilla is part of these phrases and sayings.
- העליל עלילה
- עלילת דם
- עלילת שוא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Alilla comes from the root ע־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Alilla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alilla.
What does Alilla (עלילה) mean in Hebrew?
Alilla (עלילה) means deed, wantonness, and libel. It is said alilla, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Alilla (עלילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Alilla (עלילה) are מעלל, מעשה, פעולה, and עלילות דברים.
What rhymes with Alilla (עלילה)?
Words that rhyme with Alilla (עלילה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Alilla (עלילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Alilla (עלילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲלִילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.