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Ilit (עילית) means elite in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עִלִּית
ilit
noun · feminine
In English

elite

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ilit.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    קבוצה מובחרת.

The word Ilit is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
עִלִּית
Written without vowel points
עילית
Said
ilit
Root
ע־ל־ה
Pattern
קַטְלִית
Gematria
520

This is how Ilit is said in other languages.

English
elite

These words mean nearly the same as Ilit.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Ilit.

  • זבורית

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These words rhyme with Ilit.

The word Ilit comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Ilit in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Ilit.

What does Ilit (⁨עילית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ilit (⁨עילית⁩) means elite. It is said ilit, with the stress on lit.

What is a synonym for Ilit (⁨עילית⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ilit (⁨עילית⁩) are ⁨עידית⁩, ⁨חלב⁩, ⁨ראשית⁩, ⁨פסגה⁩, ⁨צמרת⁩, and ⁨מבנה עילי⁩.

What is the opposite of Ilit (⁨עילית⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ilit (⁨עילית⁩) are ⁨זבורית⁩.

What rhymes with Ilit (⁨עילית⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ilit (⁨עילית⁩) include ⁨יוונית⁩, ⁨זווית⁩, ⁨לטינית⁩, ⁨שדרית⁩, ⁨עברית⁩, and ⁨תבנית⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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