Me'il (מעיל) means coat in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
coat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Me'il.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגד עליון עבה המשמש להגנה על הגוף בחורף.
וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו אֶת-הַכֻּתֹּנֶת וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹתוֹ בָּאַבְנֵט וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ אֶת-הַמְּעִיל וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו אֶת-הָאֵפֹד וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹתוֹ בְּחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד וַיֶּאְפֹּד לוֹ בּוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'il is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְעִיל
- Written without vowel points
- מעיל
- Said
- me'il
- Root
- ע־ו־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מְעִילִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְעִילִים; מְעִיל־, ר' מְעִילֵי־
- Gematria
- 150
This is how Me'il is said in other languages.
- English
- coat
- Arabic
- معطف
- Russian
- пальто
- French
- manteau, paletot, pardessus
- Spanish
- abrigo, casaca
- German
- Mantel, Frack
- Yiddish
- מאַנטל, פֿראַק
These words mean nearly the same as Me'il.
These words rhyme with Me'il.
The word Me'il is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מעיל רוח
- מעיל גשם
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The word Me'il comes from the root ע־ו־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'il in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'il.
What does Me'il (מעיל) mean in Hebrew?
Me'il (מעיל) means coat. It is said me'il, with the stress on il.
What is a synonym for Me'il (מעיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Me'il (מעיל) are אדרת.
What rhymes with Me'il (מעיל)?
Words that rhyme with Me'il (מעיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Me'il (מעיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Me'il (מעיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְעִילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.