Kahal (קהל) means audience in Hebrew.
It can also mean congregation and crowd. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
audience, congregation, crowd
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kahal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קבוצה גדולה של אנשים המתאספת במקום אחד.
בְּסֹדָם אַל־תָּבֹא נַפְשִׁי, בִּקְהָלָם אַל־תֵּחַד כְּבֹדִי; כִּי בְאַפָּם הָרְגוּ אִישׁ, וּבִרְצֹנָם עִקְּרוּ־שׁוֹר.
- 2להקה, עדר של בעלי חיים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kahal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָהָל
- Written without vowel points
- קהל
- Said
- kahal
- Root
- ק־ה־ל
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- קְהָלִים
- Inflections
- קְהַל־; ר' קְהָלִים, קַהֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Kahal is said in other languages.
- English
- audience, congregation, crowd
- Arabic
- جماعة, جمهور
- Russian
- толпа, публика
- French
- assemblée, public, foule
- Spanish
- congregación, muchedumbre, audiencia, público
- German
- Ansammlung, Gedränge, Publikum
These words mean nearly the same as Kahal.
- המוןcrowd
- ציבורpublic
- עדה
- עם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kahal.
- יחידalone
- פרט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kahal.
The word Kahal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בא בקהל ישראל
- דעת קהל
- הקהל הרחב
- זקן הקהל
- חביב הקהל
- טובי הקהל
- לעיני הקהל
- נכרת מתוך הקהל
- פחד קהל
- קבלת קהל
- קהל יעד
- קהל בוחרים
- קהל גדול
- קהל ועדה
- קהל נכבד
- קהל לקוחות
- קהל קדוש
- קהל קוראים
- קהל קשה
- קהל רב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kahal comes from the root ק־ה־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kahal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kahal.
What does Kahal (קהל) mean in Hebrew?
Kahal (קהל) means audience, congregation, and crowd. It is said kahal, with the stress on hal.
What is a synonym for Kahal (קהל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kahal (קהל) are המון, ציבור, עדה, and עם.
What is the opposite of Kahal (קהל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kahal (קהל) are יחיד and פרט.
What rhymes with Kahal (קהל)?
Words that rhyme with Kahal (קהל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קהל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.