Makhala (מחלה) means disease in Hebrew.
It can also mean illness and sickness. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
disease, illness, sickness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Makhala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב של הפרעה בפעולתו התקינה של גוף חי או צומח, או הפרעה בפעולת איבר בגוף.
אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה, וְהַאֲזַנְתָּ לְמִצְוֹתָיו, וְשָׁמַרְתָּ כָּל חֻקָּיו - כָּל הַמַּחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ, כִּי אֲנִי ה' רֹפְאֶךָ
- 2בהשאלהדבר מה הגורם לתקלות בפעולת מערכת כלשהי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Makhala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחֲלָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחלה
- Said
- makhala
- Root
- ח־ל־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מַחֲלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַחֲלוֹת
- Gematria
- 83
This is how Makhala is said in other languages.
- English
- disease, illness, sickness
- Arabic
- مَرَض
These words mean nearly the same as Makhala.
- חולי
- מדוה
- נגע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Makhala.
These words rhyme with Makhala.
The word Makhala is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מחלת הנפילה
- מחלה כרונית
- מחלה מדבקת
- מחלת מין
- מחלת נפש
- מחלה סופנית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Makhala comes from the root ח־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Makhala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhala.
What does Makhala (מחלה) mean in Hebrew?
Makhala (מחלה) means disease, illness, and sickness. It is said makhala, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Makhala (מחלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Makhala (מחלה) are חולי, מדוה, and נגע.
What is the opposite of Makhala (מחלה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Makhala (מחלה) are בריאות.
What rhymes with Makhala (מחלה)?
Words that rhyme with Makhala (מחלה) include פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, תפילה, and תעלה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.