Mesila (מסילה) means track in Hebrew.
It can also mean road and orbit. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
track, road, orbit
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Mesila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דרך ראשית המחברת בין ערים.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּמְסִלָּה נַעֲלֶה; [...] רַק אֵין־דָּבָר בְּרַגְלַי אֶעֱבֹרָה.
- 2אסטרונומיהחוג ההקפה של גרם שמים סביב רעהו.
מִן־שָׁמַיִם נִלְחָמוּ הַכּוֹכָבִים; מִמְּסִלּוֹתָם נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־סִיסְרָא.
- 3הנדסהמנגנון המאפשר לרכיב אחר לנוע, החלק עליו אותו רכיב נע.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mesila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְסִלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- מסילה
- Said
- mesila
- Root
- ס־ל־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְסִלּוֹת
- Inflections
- מְסִלַּת־; ר' מְסִלּוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Mesila is said in other languages.
- English
- track, road, orbit
These words mean nearly the same as Mesila.
These words rhyme with Mesila.
The word Mesila is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מסילת ברזל
- מסילת ישרים
- מסילת כושר
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The word Mesila comes from the root ס־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Mesila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mesila.
What does Mesila (מסילה) mean in Hebrew?
Mesila (מסילה) means track, road, and orbit. It is said mesila, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Mesila (מסילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mesila (מסילה) are כביש, מסלול, and קארי.
What rhymes with Mesila (מסילה)?
Words that rhyme with Mesila (מסילה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Mesila (מסילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mesila (מסילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְסִלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מסלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.