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Mekubal (מקובל) means customary in Hebrew.

It can also mean popular. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְקֻבָּל
mekubal
adjective
In English

customary, popular

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mekubal.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שמוסכם על הכלל, רגיל ושכיח.
  2. 2
    אהוב בחברה.

The word Mekubal is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
מְקֻבָּל
Written without vowel points
מקובל
Said
mekubal
Root
ק־ב־ל
Pattern
מְקֻטָּל
Feminine form
מְקֻבֶּלֶת
Inflections
נ' מְקֻבֶּלֶת, מְקֻבָּלִים, נ"ר מְקֻבָּלוֹת
Gematria
178

This is how Mekubal is said in other languages.

English
customary, popular
Arabic
مَقْبُول

These words mean nearly the same as Mekubal.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Mekubal.

  • שנוי במחלוקת

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These words rhyme with Mekubal.

The word Mekubal comes from the root ק־ב־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Mekubal in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mekubal.

What does Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩) means customary and popular. It is said mekubal, with the stress on bal.

What is a synonym for Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩) are ⁨נהוג⁩ and ⁨פופולארי⁩.

What is the opposite of Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩) are ⁨שנוי במחלוקת⁩.

What rhymes with Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mekubal (⁨מקובל⁩) include ⁨מאכל⁩, ⁨קל⁩, ⁨על⁩, ⁨חלל⁩, ⁨חשמל⁩, and ⁨פעל⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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