Galil (גָּלִיל) means Galilee in Hebrew.
It can also mean region and district. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Galilee, region, district
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Galil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המחוזות הצפוניים של ארץ ישראל. במשמעות זו נהוג להשתמש בה"א הידיעה: הגליל.
וַיַּקְדִּשׁוּ אֶת־קֶדֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל בְּהַר נַפְתָּלִי, וְאֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם; וְאֶת־קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִיא חֶבְרוֹן, בְּהַר יְהוּדָה.
- 2חבל ארץ, מחוז.
זֹאת הָאָרֶץ הַנִּשְׁאָרֶת; כָּל־גְּלִילוֹת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים, וְכָל־הַגְּשׁוּרִי.
- 3דגם של רובה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Galil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּלִיל
- Written without vowel points
- גליל
- Said
- galil
- Plural
- גְּלִילִים גם גְּלִילוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גְּלִילִים גם גְּלִילוֹת; גְּלִיל־, ר' גְּלִילֵי־ או גְּלִילוֹת־
- Gematria
- 73
This is how Galil is said in other languages.
- English
- Galilee, region, district
- Arabic
- ولايَة
These words mean nearly the same as Galil.
- מחוזregion
- נפה
- פלך
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These words rhyme with Galil.
The word Galil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אצבע הגליל
- גליל הגויים
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These words come before and after Galil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Galil.
What does Galil (גָּלִיל) mean in Hebrew?
Galil (גָּלִיל) means Galilee, region, and district. It is said galil, with the stress on lil.
What is a synonym for Galil (גָּלִיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Galil (גָּלִיל) are מחוז, נפה, and פלך.
What rhymes with Galil (גָּלִיל)?
Words that rhyme with Galil (גָּלִיל) include צליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, אליל, and פתיל.
Is Galil (גָּלִיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Galil (גָּלִיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּלִילִים גם גְּלִילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גליל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.