Mapal (מפל) means cascade in Hebrew.
It can also mean leftovers and downfall. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cascade, leftovers, downfall
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Mapal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קיצור מקובל לביטוי "מפל מים". מים הנופלים במאונך (או כמעט במאונך) ממקום גבוה.
- 2דבר מה שנופל, או שמשליכים אותו מפני שאינו חשוב.
מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרוֹ דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל יִמּוֹט
- 3הידרדרות מהירה של המצב, הגעה לידי חורבן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mapal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַפָּל
- Written without vowel points
- מפל
- Said
- mapal
- Root
- נ־פ־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַפָּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַפָּלִים; מַפַּל־, ר' מַפְּלֵי־
- Gematria
- 150
This is how Mapal is said in other languages.
- English
- cascade, leftovers, downfall
- Russian
- водопад
These words mean nearly the same as Mapal.
- אשדwaterfall
- שיירים
- התמוטטות
- מפלהdownfall
- מפולת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mapal.
The word Mapal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מפל טמפרטורה
- מפל מים
- מפל מתח
- מפל עט
- מפל קולמוס
- מפל ריכוזים
- מפל שולחן
- מפל שוקולד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mapal comes from the root נ־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Mapal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mapal.
What does Mapal (מפל) mean in Hebrew?
Mapal (מפל) means cascade, leftovers, and downfall. It is said mapal, with the stress on pal.
What is a synonym for Mapal (מפל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mapal (מפל) are אשד, שיירים, התמוטטות, מפלה, and מפולת.
What rhymes with Mapal (מפל)?
Words that rhyme with Mapal (מפל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Mapal (מפל) masculine or feminine?
The word Mapal (מפל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַפָּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מפל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.