Nechil (נחיל) means swarm in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נְחִיל
nechil
noun · masculine
In English
swarm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nechil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עדת בעלי-חיים (נאמר בייחוד על חרקים)
The word Nechil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְחִיל
- Written without vowel points
- נחיל
- Said
- nechil
- Root
- נ־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- נְחִילִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְחִילִים, נְחִילֵי־
- Gematria
- 98
This is how Nechil is said in other languages.
- English
- swarm
- Yiddish
- שוואַרם
These words mean nearly the same as Nechil.
These words rhyme with Nechil.
The word Nechil comes from the root נ־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Nechil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nechil.
What does Nechil (נחיל) mean in Hebrew?
Nechil (נחיל) means swarm. It is said nechil, with the stress on chil.
What is a synonym for Nechil (נחיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nechil (נחיל) are להקה.
What rhymes with Nechil (נחיל)?
Words that rhyme with Nechil (נחיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Nechil (נחיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Nechil (נחיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְחִילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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