Keillu (כאילו) means as if in Hebrew.
It can also mean as though and like. It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּאִלּוּ
keillu
conjunction
In English
as if, as though, like
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Keillu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הדבר דומה לכך ש־
- 2הדובר מודיע שהוא חוזר ומנסח את דבריו. זהו השכיח שבשימושיה הלא־מילוניים של המילה.
- 3הדובר מסמן פרט שהוא מבקש שהשומע ייתן עליו את דעתו.
- 4הדובר מסתייג ממילה שבחר או מרכך אותה, משום שהיא מחייבת מדי או מביכה.
- 5פותחת ציטוט של דברים שנאמרו, ולעיתים של דברים שלא נאמרו מעולם כלשונם. זהו החדש שבשימושיה.
The word Keillu is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּאִלּוּ
- Written without vowel points
- כאילו
- Said
- keillu
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Keillu is said in other languages.
- English
- as if, as though, like
These words mean nearly the same as Keillu.
- יעני
- יענו
- כמוas
- משל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Keillu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Keillu.
What does Keillu (כאילו) mean in Hebrew?
Keillu (כאילו) means as if, as though, and like. It is said keillu, with the stress on il.
What is a synonym for Keillu (כאילו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Keillu (כאילו) are יעני, יענו, כמו, and משל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כאלו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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