Klal (כלל) means rule in Hebrew.
It can also mean all. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rule, all
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Klal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמירה, בכתב או בדיבור, המחייבת קבוצה מוגדרת או את הציבור כולו לנהוג על פיה; גבול המותר.
- 2משפט מדעי מוכח המציין התהגות קבועה.
- 3כל הפרטים של קבוצה מסויימת.
The word Klal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּלָל
- Written without vowel points
- כלל
- Said
- klal
- Root
- כ־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- כְּלָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלָלִים; כְּלַל־, ר' כְּלָלֵי־
- Gematria
- 80
This is how Klal is said in other languages.
- English
- rule, all
- Arabic
- قَاعِدَة
These words mean nearly the same as Klal.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Klal.
- פרט
- שארrest
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Klal.
The word Klal is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Klal comes from the root כ־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Klal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Klal.
What does Klal (כלל) mean in Hebrew?
Klal (כלל) means rule and all. It is said klal, with the stress on klal.
What is a synonym for Klal (כלל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Klal (כלל) are הוראה, חוק, עיקרון, תקנה, and מכלול.
What is the opposite of Klal (כלל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Klal (כלל) are פרט and שאר.
What rhymes with Klal (כלל)?
Words that rhyme with Klal (כלל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.