Magal (מגל) means sickle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַגָּל
magal
noun · masculine
In English
sickle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Magal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי חקלאי בעל סכין עקומה וחדה לקצירה.
כִּרְתוּ זוֹרֵעַ מִבָּבֶל וְתֹפֵשׂ מַגָּל בְּעֵת קָצִיר מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב הַיּוֹנָה אִישׁ אֶל-עַמּוֹ יִפְנוּ וְאִישׁ לְאַרְצוֹ יָנֻסוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Magal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַגָּל
- Written without vowel points
- מגל
- Said
- magal
- Root
- נ־ג־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַגָּלִים או מַגָּלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַגָּלִים או מַגָּלוֹת; מַגָּל־, ר' מַגָּלֵי־ או מַגָּלוֹת־; כ' מַגָּלִי, מַגָּלָיו
- Gematria
- 73
This is how Magal is said in other languages.
- English
- sickle
- Russian
- серп
- French
- faucille
- Spanish
- falce, hoz
These words rhyme with Magal.
The word Magal comes from the root נ־ג־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Magal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Magal.
What does Magal (מגל) mean in Hebrew?
Magal (מגל) means sickle. It is said magal, with the stress on gal.
What rhymes with Magal (מגל)?
Words that rhyme with Magal (מגל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Magal (מגל) masculine or feminine?
The word Magal (מגל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַגָּלִים או מַגָּלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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