Mabul (מבול) means flood in Hebrew.
It can also mean deluge. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flood, deluge
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Mabul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גשם זלעפות, גשם חזק.
- 2בהשאלהדבר הבא בכמות גדולה ובמהירות כך שלא ניתן להתמודד עמו.
- 3ביידוע גשם כבד שהומטר על הארץ בימי נח ומחה את כל החי על פני האדמה פרט לנח ואלו שהיו עמו בתיבה, כעונש מאלהים על חטאי האנושות.
וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֵת כָּל בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ יִגְוָע
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mabul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַבּוּל
- Written without vowel points
- מבול
- Said
- mabul
- Root
- י־ב־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטוּל
- Plural
- מַבּוּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַבּוּלִים
- Gematria
- 78
This is how Mabul is said in other languages.
- English
- flood, deluge
- Arabic
- طوفان
- French
- déluge
- Spanish
- diluvio
- German
- Flut
These words mean nearly the same as Mabul.
- גשם זלעפות
- שיטפוןflood
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These words rhyme with Mabul.
The word Mabul is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אחרי המבול
- דור המבול
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The word Mabul comes from the root י־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Mabul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mabul.
What does Mabul (מבול) mean in Hebrew?
Mabul (מבול) means flood and deluge. It is said mabul, with the stress on bul.
What is a synonym for Mabul (מבול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mabul (מבול) are גשם זלעפות and שיטפון.
What rhymes with Mabul (מבול)?
Words that rhyme with Mabul (מבול) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
Is Mabul (מבול) masculine or feminine?
The word Mabul (מבול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַבּוּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מבול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.