Targil (תרגיל) means drill in Hebrew.
It can also mean practice and exercise. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
drill, practice, exercise
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Targil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סדרת פעולות שאדם מבצע לשם אימון או למידה. תנועה או סדרת תנועות בהתעמלות.
- 2צבאתמרון או דימוי לחימה.
- 3סלנג(עשה לו תרגיל) פעל כלפיו בערמה, "סידר אותו".
The word Targil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּרְגִּיל
- Written without vowel points
- תרגיל
- Said
- targil
- Root
- ר־ג־ל
- Pattern
- תַּקְטִיל
- Plural
- תַּרְגִּילִים
- Inflections
- תַּרְגִּיל־, ר׳ תַּרְגִּילִים, תַּרְגִּילֵי⁻
- Gematria
- 643
This is how Targil is said in other languages.
- English
- drill, practice, exercise
- Arabic
- تَمْرِين
These words rhyme with Targil.
The word Targil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תרגיל מתמטי
- תרגיל צבאי
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The word Targil comes from the root ר־ג־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Targil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Targil.
What does Targil (תרגיל) mean in Hebrew?
Targil (תרגיל) means drill, practice, and exercise. It is said targil, with the stress on gil.
What rhymes with Targil (תרגיל)?
Words that rhyme with Targil (תרגיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Targil (תרגיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Targil (תרגיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּרְגִּילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרגיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.