'ileg (עילג) means inarticulate in Hebrew.
It can also mean lisping. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
inarticulate, lisping
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'ileg.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המדבר בשפה לא תקנית, שאינו מדבר בשטף ובבהירות, שיש לו דיבור משובש ולא ברור בעל מאפיינים כגון: טעויות בהיגוי, תחביר לא תקני וכד'.
וּלְבַב נִמְהָרִים יָבִין לָדָעַת וּלְשׁוֹן עִלְּגִים תְּמַהֵר לְדַבֵּר צָחוֹת.
- 2מגַמגֵם, כּבַד פֶּה ולשון, גמגמני.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ileg is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עִלֵּג
- Written without vowel points
- עילג
- Said
- 'ileg
- Root
- ע־ל־ג
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Plural
- עִלְּגִים
- Feminine form
- עִלֶּגֶת
- Inflections
- ר' עִלְּגִים; נ' עִלֶּגֶת, נ"ר עִלְּגוֹת
- Gematria
- 113
This is how 'ileg is said in other languages.
- English
- inarticulate, lisping
- German
- undeutlich
These words mean nearly the same as 'ileg.
- כבד פה
- כבד לשון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of 'ileg.
- צח לשון
- קל לשון
- רהוט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with 'ileg.
The word 'ileg is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עילג לשון
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These words come before and after 'ileg in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ileg.
What does 'ileg (עילג) mean in Hebrew?
'ileg (עילג) means inarticulate and lisping. It is said 'ileg, with the stress on leg.
What is a synonym for 'ileg (עילג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'ileg (עילג) are כבד פה and כבד לשון.
What is the opposite of 'ileg (עילג)?
Words that mean the opposite of 'ileg (עילג) are צח לשון, קל לשון, and רהוט.
What rhymes with 'ileg (עילג)?
Words that rhyme with 'ileg (עילג) include מזלג, מברג, פילג, and לג.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.