Iluy neshama (עילוי נשמה) means ascent of the soul in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עִלּוּי נְשָׁמָה
iluy neshama
noun · feminine
In English
ascent of the soul
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Iluy neshama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יהדות אמונה לפיה חלקו הרוחני של הנפטר עולה למעלה במרומים, וזאת הודות לפעילויות שונות אותם עושים היהודים אשר מטיבים עם חלקו הרוחני של הנפטר.
The word Iluy neshama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עִלּוּי נְשָׁמָה
- Written without vowel points
- עילוי נשמה
- Said
- iluy neshama
- Root
- ע־ל־ה
- Gematria
- 521
This is how Iluy neshama is said in other languages.
- English
- ascent of the soul
The word Iluy neshama comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Iluy neshama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Iluy neshama.
What does Iluy neshama (עילוי נשמה) mean in Hebrew?
Iluy neshama (עילוי נשמה) means ascent of the soul. It is said iluy neshama, with the stress on luy.
Is Iluy neshama (עילוי נשמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Iluy neshama (עילוי נשמה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלוי נשמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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