This is what the Hebrew word Kilay (כילי) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kilay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם רע מעללים החורש רעות.
- 2אדם שאינו מסוגל לתת מרכושו לזולת.
The word Kilay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּילַי
- Written without vowel points
- כילי
- Said
- kilay
- Root
- נ־כ־ל
- Plural
- כִּילָאִים וגם כִּילָיִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּילָאִים וגם כִּילָיִים
- Gematria
- 70
These words mean nearly the same as Kilay.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kilay.
- טוב לב
- נדיבgenerous
- שוע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kilay comes from the root נ־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kilay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kilay.
What is a synonym for Kilay (כילי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kilay (כילי) are נבל, רשע, נוכל, קמצן, and צייקן.
What is the opposite of Kilay (כילי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kilay (כילי) are טוב לב, נדיב, and שוע.
Is Kilay (כילי) masculine or feminine?
The word Kilay (כילי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּילָאִים וגם כִּילָיִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כילי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.