Mapal mayim (מפל מים) means waterfall in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַפַּל מַיִם
mapal mayim
noun · masculine
In English
waterfall
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mapal mayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום שבו נופלים מים כתוצאה מהפרשי גבהים או מקיר סלעי ניצב.
The word Mapal mayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַפַּל מַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- מפל מים
- Said
- mapal mayim
- Plural
- מַפַּלֵי מַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' מַפַּלֵי מַיִם
- Gematria
- 240
This is how Mapal mayim is said in other languages.
- English
- waterfall
- Arabic
- شلال
- Russian
- водопад
- French
- cascade
- Spanish
- catarata
- German
- Wasserfall
These words come before and after Mapal mayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mapal mayim.
What does Mapal mayim (מפל מים) mean in Hebrew?
Mapal mayim (מפל מים) means waterfall. It is said mapal mayim, with the stress on pal.
Is Mapal mayim (מפל מים) masculine or feminine?
The word Mapal mayim (מפל מים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַפַּלֵי מַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מפל מים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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