Hakotel hama'aravi (הכותל המערבי) means Western Wall in Hebrew.
It can also mean Wailing Wall. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי
hakotel hama'aravi
noun · masculine
In English
Western Wall, Wailing Wall
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hakotel hama'aravi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שריד של חומה חיצונית המקיפה את הר הבית. נחשב למקום קדוש ביותר ביהדות.
The word Hakotel hama'aravi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי
- Written without vowel points
- הכותל המערבי
- Said
- hakotel hama'aravi
- Root
- כ־ת־ל
- Gematria
- 788
This is how Hakotel hama'aravi is said in other languages.
- English
- Western Wall, Wailing Wall
These words come before and after Hakotel hama'aravi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hakotel hama'aravi.
What does Hakotel hama'aravi (הכותל המערבי) mean in Hebrew?
Hakotel hama'aravi (הכותל המערבי) means Western Wall and Wailing Wall. It is said hakotel hama'aravi, with the stress on ko.
Is Hakotel hama'aravi (הכותל המערבי) masculine or feminine?
The word Hakotel hama'aravi (הכותל המערבי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הכתל המערבי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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