Ela (אלה) means terebinth in Hebrew.
It can also mean Ella. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
terebinth, Ella
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ela.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ מן הסוג Pistacia שלו שלשה מיני בר בארץ ישראל: אלה ארץ ישראלית, אלה אטלנטית, ואלת המסטיק, שהיא שיח, ומין תרבותי: אלה אמתית.
וַיָּבֹא מַלְאַךְ יהוה וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעָפְרָה אֲשֶׁר לְיוֹאָשׁ אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי וְגִדְעוֹן בְּנוֹ חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַּגַּת לְהָנִיס מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן.
- 2שם פרטי.
בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֵׁשׁ שָׁנָה לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ אֵלָה בֶן-בַּעְשָׁא עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתִרְצָה שְׁנָתָיִם.
- 3צורת הנקבה של אֵל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ela is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵלָה
- Written without vowel points
- אלה
- Said
- ela
- Root
- א־ו־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- אֵלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֵלוֹת
- Gematria
- 36
This is how Ela is said in other languages.
- English
- terebinth, Ella
- Arabic
- بطم
These words rhyme with Ela.
The word Ela is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אלת המסטיק
- עמק האלה
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The word Ela comes from the root א־ו־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Ela comes from.
קרוב אל אלון ואילן. למשמעות 3 מקבילות במשמעות זהה: באוגריתית (אִלת), ובכנענית (אלת).
These words come before and after Ela in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ela.
What does Ela (אלה) mean in Hebrew?
Ela (אלה) means terebinth and Ella. It is said ela, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Ela (אלה)?
Words that rhyme with Ela (אלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Ela (אלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ela (אלה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֵלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.