Me'al (מעל) means above in Hebrew.
It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
above
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Me'al.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נמצא בנקודה גבוהה לעומת־; שמיקומו רחוק יותר בקו אנכי.
וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַיְהִי כֵן
- 2תנועה של התרחקות מאצל־
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'al is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- מֵעַל
- Written without vowel points
- מעל
- Said
- me'al
- Root
- ע־ל־ה
- Inflections
- מֵעָלָי, מֵעָלָיךָ, מֵעָלָיו, מֵעָלֵינוּ, מֵעֲלֵיכֶם, מֵעֲלֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Me'al is said in other languages.
- English
- above
These words mean the opposite of Me'al.
- אלto
- תחת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Me'al.
The word Me'al is part of these phrases and sayings.
- של נעלך מעל רגלך
- אבן נגלה מעל לבו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Me'al comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'al in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'al.
What does Me'al (מעל) mean in Hebrew?
Me'al (מעל) means above. It is said me'al, with the stress on al.
What is the opposite of Me'al (מעל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Me'al (מעל) are אל and תחת.
What rhymes with Me'al (מעל)?
Words that rhyme with Me'al (מעל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.