Eshel (אשל) means tamarix in Hebrew.
It can also mean tamarisk. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵשֶׁל
eshel
noun · masculine
In English
tamarix, tamarisk
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Eshel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג עץ ממשפחת האשליים. יכול לשרוד באיזורים חוליים ומליחים. Tamarix
וַיִּטַּע [אברהם] אֵשֶׁל בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע, וַיִּקְרָא-שָׁם בְּשֵׁם יהוה אֵל עוֹלָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Eshel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵשֶׁל
- Written without vowel points
- אשל
- Said
- eshel
- Root
- א־ש־ל
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- אֲשָׁלִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲשָׁלִים; אֵשֶׁל־, ר' אֶשְׁלֵי־
- Gematria
- 331
This is how Eshel is said in other languages.
- English
- tamarix, tamarisk
These words rhyme with Eshel.
These words come before and after Eshel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Eshel.
What does Eshel (אשל) mean in Hebrew?
Eshel (אשל) means tamarix and tamarisk. It is said eshel, with the stress on e.
What rhymes with Eshel (אשל)?
Words that rhyme with Eshel (אשל) include כשל and נשל.
Is Eshel (אשל) masculine or feminine?
The word Eshel (אשל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲשָׁלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.