Sha'al (שעל) means step in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
step
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sha'al.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חופן.
וַתְּחַלֶּלְנָה אֹתִי אֶל-עַמִּי, בְּשַׁעֲלֵי שְׂעֹרִים וּבִפְתוֹתֵי לֶחֶם, לְהָמִית נְפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תְמוּתֶנָה, וּלְחַיּוֹת נְפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תִחְיֶינָה
- 2דרך ראוייה למדרך רגל האדם; פסיעה.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו בֶּן הֲדַד וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה יַעֲשׂוּן לִי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִפוּ אִם יִשְׂפֹּק עֲפַר שֹׁמְרוֹן לִשְׁעָלִים לְכָל הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sha'al is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁעַל
- Written without vowel points
- שעל
- Said
- sha'al
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְֹעָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְֹעָלִים; שַעַל־, ר' שַעֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Sha'al is said in other languages.
- English
- step
- Arabic
- خطوة
These words mean nearly the same as Sha'al.
- דריסת רגל
- מידרסplatform
- צעד
- מצעדmarch
- אשור
- פסעpace
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These words rhyme with Sha'al.
The word Sha'al is part of these phrases and sayings.
- על כל צעד ושעל
- אף שעל
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These words come before and after Sha'al in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sha'al.
What does Sha'al (שעל) mean in Hebrew?
Sha'al (שעל) means step. It is said sha'al, with the stress on sha'.
What is a synonym for Sha'al (שעל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sha'al (שעל) are דריסת רגל, מידרס, צעד, מצעד, אשור, and פסע.
What rhymes with Sha'al (שעל)?
Words that rhyme with Sha'al (שעל) include בעל, נעל, רעל, and בליעל.
Is Sha'al (שעל) masculine or feminine?
The word Sha'al (שעל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְֹעָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.