Dekel (דקל) means palm tree in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
palm tree
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Dekel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של עצים ירוקי עד, הגדל בחבלי־ארץ טרופים וסוב־טרופים, בעל גזע ישר וצר ללא ענפים, ובצמרתו עלים גדולים בצורת נוצה או מניפה.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
- 3שם של מושב בנגב המערבי.
The word Dekel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֶּקֶל
- Written without vowel points
- דקל
- Said
- dekel
- Root
- ד־ק־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- דְּקָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּקָלִים; דֶּקֶל־, ר' דִּקְלֵי־; כ' דִּקְלוֹ
- Gematria
- 134
This is how Dekel is said in other languages.
- English
- palm tree
These words mean nearly the same as Dekel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dekel.
The word Dekel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דקל הקוקוס
- דקל הרים
- דקל השמן
- דקל ננסי
- דקל סדום
- לבבות דקל
- מי דקלים
- סנאי דקלים
- קקדו דקלים
- שמן דקלים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Dekel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dekel.
What does Dekel (דקל) mean in Hebrew?
Dekel (דקל) means palm tree. It is said dekel, with the stress on de.
What is a synonym for Dekel (דקל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dekel (דקל) are תומר, תמרה, תמר, and תחש.
What rhymes with Dekel (דקל)?
Words that rhyme with Dekel (דקל) include חידקל and עקל.
Is Dekel (דקל) masculine or feminine?
The word Dekel (דקל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּקָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דקל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.