Mela (מֵילָה) means ash in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֵילָה
mela
noun · feminine
In English
ash
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mela.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ נשיר ממשפחת הזיתיים.
The word Mela is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֵילָה
- Written without vowel points
- מילה
- Said
- mela
- Root
- מ־ו־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- מִילוֹת
- Inflections
- מִילַת־; ר' מִילוֹת
- Gematria
- 85
This is how Mela is said in other languages.
- English
- ash
- Arabic
- مران
- Russian
- ясень
- French
- frêne
- Spanish
- fresno
- German
- Esche
These words rhyme with Mela.
The word Mela comes from the root מ־ו־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Mela in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mela.
What does Mela (מֵילָה) mean in Hebrew?
Mela (מֵילָה) means ash. It is said mela, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Mela (מֵילָה)?
Words that rhyme with Mela (מֵילָה) include מחלה, פעולה, מעלה, תפילה, תעלה, and עילה.
Is Mela (מֵילָה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mela (מֵילָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מִילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.