Ol (עול) means yoke in Hebrew.
It can also mean burden. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
yoke, burden
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוט המשמש לרתום צמד בקר למחרשה; אל מוט זה מתחבר היצול.
וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה תְּמִימָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין בָּהּ מוּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא עָלָה עָלֶיהָ עֹל
- 2בהשאלהמשא כבד, דבר מעיק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹל
- Written without vowel points
- עול
- Said
- ol
- Root
- ע־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עֻלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' עֻלִּים; עֹל־, ר' עֻלֵּי־
- Gematria
- 106
This is how Ol is said in other languages.
- English
- yoke, burden
- Arabic
- نير, حَمْل, عِبء
These words mean nearly the same as Ol.
- משא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ol.
The word Ol is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נשא עול
- פרק עול
- הכביד את עולו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ol comes from the root ע־ל־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Ol comes from.
1: המילה מופיעה בכנענית עתיקה בתעתיק אכדי כ־ḫu-ul-lu (בתעתוק ע כנענית ל־ḫ אכדית). ערבית (קולר לאסיר). 2+1: ערבית: השורש ע-ו-ל (ع و ل) عَالَ (בהגייה עַאלַ) כפועל במשמעויות של לתת, להעניק אך גם במשמעות של להיות נטל, להשתלט.
These words come before and after Ol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ol.
What does Ol (עול) mean in Hebrew?
Ol (עול) means yoke and burden. It is said ol, with the stress on ol.
What is a synonym for Ol (עול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ol (עול) are משא.
What rhymes with Ol (עול)?
Words that rhyme with Ol (עול) include גדול, קול, כול, אלכוהול, חול, and גבעול.
Is Ol (עול) masculine or feminine?
The word Ol (עול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֻלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry על of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.