Esel (אסל) means yoke in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵסֶל
esel
noun · masculine
In English
yoke
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Esel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוט הנשען על הכתפיים לנשיאת שני דליים.
The word Esel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵסֶל
- Written without vowel points
- אסל
- Said
- esel
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- אֲסָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲסָלִים; אסל־, ר' אֶסְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 91
This is how Esel is said in other languages.
- English
- yoke
- Russian
- коромысло
- French
- joug
These words rhyme with Esel.
The word Esel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אסל ההגה
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These words come before and after Esel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Esel.
What does Esel (אסל) mean in Hebrew?
Esel (אסל) means yoke. It is said esel, with the stress on e.
What rhymes with Esel (אסל)?
Words that rhyme with Esel (אסל) include פסל, כסל, and כסל.
Is Esel (אסל) masculine or feminine?
The word Esel (אסל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲסָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אסל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.