Arel (ערל) means uncircumcised in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
uncircumcised
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Arel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם זכר שלא נכרתה ערלתו, שלא נימול.
- 2בהשאלהאדם (זכר, ולעיתים גם נקבה) שלא מעם ישראל.
- 3בצירוף לאזן, לב בעיקר: אטום, סתום ומכוסה.
עַל מִי אֲדַבְּרָה וְאָעִידָה וְיִשְׁמָעוּ הִנֵּה עֲרֵלָה אָזְנָם וְלֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהַקְשִׁיב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָרֵל
- Written without vowel points
- ערל
- Said
- arel
- Root
- ע־ר־ל
- Inflections
- נ' עֲרֵלָה ר' עֲרֵלִים עֲרֵלוֹת נס' עֲרַל־ (עֶרֶל־) נ"ר עֲרְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 300
This is how Arel is said in other languages.
- English
- uncircumcised
- Arabic
- غَيْر مَخْتون
These words mean the opposite of Arel.
- מול
- מהול
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These words rhyme with Arel.
The word Arel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ערל לב
- ערל שפתים
- ערל בשר
- נפל על אזנים ערלות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Arel comes from the root ע־ר־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Arel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arel.
What does Arel (ערל) mean in Hebrew?
Arel (ערל) means uncircumcised. It is said arel, with the stress on rel.
What is the opposite of Arel (ערל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Arel (ערל) are מול and מהול.
What rhymes with Arel (ערל)?
Words that rhyme with Arel (ערל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Arel (ערל) masculine or feminine?
The word Arel (ערל) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.