Maskil (משכיל) means well-educated in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
well-educated
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Maskil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל השכלה, מלומד. מתמצא במגוון תחומים מהותיים.
לָכֵן הַמַּשְׂכִּיל בָּעֵת הַהִיא יִדֹּם כִּי עֵת רָעָה הִיא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Maskil is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מַשְׂכִּיל
- Written without vowel points
- משכיל
- Said
- maskil
- Root
- ש־כ־ל
- Pattern
- מְקְטִיל
- Plural
- מַשְׂכִּילִים
- Feminine form
- מַשְׂכִּילָה
- Inflections
- ר' מַשְׂכִּילִים, מַשְׂכִּילֵי⁻; נ' מַשְׂכִּילָה, מַשְׂכִּילַת⁻; נ"ר מַשְׂכִּילוֹת
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Maskil is said in other languages.
- English
- well-educated
These words mean nearly the same as Maskil.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Maskil.
- בור
- תם
- שוטהfool
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Maskil.
The word Maskil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- והמשכיל בעת ההיא יידום
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The word Maskil comes from the root ש־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Maskil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Maskil.
What does Maskil (משכיל) mean in Hebrew?
Maskil (משכיל) means well-educated. It is said maskil, with the stress on kil.
What is a synonym for Maskil (משכיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maskil (משכיל) are מלומד, מתמצא, בן תרבות, נאור, and אינטלקטואל.
What is the opposite of Maskil (משכיל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Maskil (משכיל) are בור, תם, and שוטה.
What rhymes with Maskil (משכיל)?
Words that rhyme with Maskil (משכיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משכיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.