Pil (פיל) means elephant in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּיל
pil
noun · masculine
In English
elephant
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יונק גדול־ממדים בעל חדק, ושני חטים העשויים שנהב.
The word Pil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּיל
- Written without vowel points
- פיל
- Said
- pil
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- פִּילִים
- Inflections
- ר' פִּילִים, פִּילֵי־
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Pil is said in other languages.
- English
- elephant
- Arabic
- فيل
- Russian
- слон
- French
- éléphant
- Yiddish
- העלפֿאַנד
These words mean nearly the same as Pil.
These words rhyme with Pil.
The word Pil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הפיל שבחדר
- הכניס פיל בקוף המחט
- עוף הפיל
- עור של פיל
- עשה מזבוב פיל
- פיל בחנות חרסינה
- פילים בקנה
- פיל לבן
- אימת יתוש על פיל
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These words come before and after Pil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pil.
What does Pil (פיל) mean in Hebrew?
Pil (פיל) means elephant. It is said pil, with the stress on pil.
What is a synonym for Pil (פיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pil (פיל) are שנהב.
What rhymes with Pil (פיל)?
Words that rhyme with Pil (פיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Pil (פיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Pil (פיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פִּילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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