El (אל) means to in Hebrew.
It can also mean towards. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
to, towards
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for El.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ל־, לעבר, אצל.
וַיְהִי, דְּבַר-יְהוָה, אֶל-יוֹנָה בֶן-אֲמִתַּי, לֵאמֹר. קוּם לֵךְ אֶל-נִינְוֵה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word El is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶל
- Written without vowel points
- אל
- Said
- el
- Inflections
- למדבר: אֵלַי, למדברים: אֵלֵינוּ, לנוכח: אֵלֶיךָ, לנוכחת: אֵלַיִךְ, לנוכחים: אֲלֵיכֶם, לנוכחות: אֲלֵיכֶן, לנסתר: אֵלָיו, לנסתרת: אֵלֶיהָ, לנסתרים: אֲלֵיהֶם, לנסתרות: אֲלֵיהֶן.
- Gematria
- 31
This is how El is said in other languages.
- English
- to, towards
- Arabic
- إِلَى
- Russian
- к
These words mean nearly the same as El.
- ל
- אלי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of El.
These words rhyme with El.
The word El is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מאליו
- אל חינם
- אל נכון
- אל על
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after El in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word El.
What does El (אל) mean in Hebrew?
El (אל) means to and towards. It is said el, with the stress on el.
What is a synonym for El (אל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as El (אל) are ל and אלי.
What is the opposite of El (אל)?
Words that mean the opposite of El (אל) are מעל.
What rhymes with El (אל)?
Words that rhyme with El (אל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, נמל, ברזל, and מקל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.