Goral (גורל) means lot in Hebrew.
It can also mean fate. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lot, fate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Goral.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קביעת תוצאה בצורה אקראית בלא התערבות רצונית.
לְכוּ וְנַפִּילָה גוֹרָלוֹת וְנֵדְעָה בְּשֶׁלְּמִי הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת לָנוּ וַיַּפִּלוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל עַל יוֹנָה.
- 2עצם המייצג את הבחירות בגורל (1).
וְנָתַן אַהֲרֹן עַל שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם גּוֹרָלוֹת, גּוֹרָל אֶחָד לַה' וְגוֹרָל אֶחָד לַעֲזָאזֵל
- 3העתיד הצפוי למישהו, מה שעתיד להתרחש איתו. וכן הכוחות העליונים והטמירים הקובעים עתיד זה.
זֶה גוֹרָלֵךְ מְנָת מִדַּיִךְ מֵאִתִּי נְאֻם ה'
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Goral is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גּוֹרָל
- Written without vowel points
- גורל
- Said
- goral
- Root
- ג־ר־ל
- Pattern
- קוֹטָל
- Plural
- גּוֹרָלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גּוֹרָלוֹת
- Gematria
- 239
This is how Goral is said in other languages.
- English
- lot, fate
- Spanish
- estrella, destino
These words mean nearly the same as Goral.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Goral.
The word Goral is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עלה בגורל
- הרה גורל
- יד הגורל
- חרץ גורל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Goral comes from the root ג־ר־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Goral in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Goral.
What does Goral (גורל) mean in Hebrew?
Goral (גורל) means lot and fate. It is said goral, with the stress on ral.
What is a synonym for Goral (גורל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Goral (גורל) are הגרלה, פור, פיס, חלש, חלק, and יעוד.
What rhymes with Goral (גורל)?
Words that rhyme with Goral (גורל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Goral (גורל) masculine or feminine?
The word Goral (גורל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גּוֹרָלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גורל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.