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Mlila (מלילה) means grain seeds in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְלִילָה
mlila
noun · feminine
In English

grain seeds

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mlila.

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

  1. 1
    שיבולת תבואה שהבשילה וניתן להפריד את גרגריה בידיים.
    כִּי תָבֹא בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָ, וְקָטַפְתָּ מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ; וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף, עַל קָמַת רֵעֶךָ

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Mlila is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מְלִילָה
Written without vowel points
מלילה
Said
mlila
Root
מ־ל־ל
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
מְלִילוֹת
Inflections
מְלִילַת־, ר' מְלִילוֹת
Gematria
115

This is how Mlila is said in other languages.

English
grain seeds

These words rhyme with Mlila.

The word Mlila comes from the root מ־ל־ל, like these words.

This is where the word Mlila comes from.

משורש מ־ל־ל בהוראת נחתך, נכרת, שהתבואה הבשלה קל להפריד חלקיה ולטחון אותה. בחתית מצויה מילה דומה: malla - לטחון.

These words come before and after Mlila in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mlila.

What does Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩) means grain seeds. It is said mlila, with the stress on la.

What rhymes with Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩) include ⁨מחלה⁩, ⁨פעולה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, ⁨מעלה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, and ⁨תפילה⁩.

Is Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mlila (⁨מלילה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְלִילוֹת⁩.

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

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