Tchila (תחילה) means start in Hebrew.
It can also mean beginning and at first. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
start, beginning, at first
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tchila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלק הפותח; הנק' בה הדבר מופיע ולפתע מתקיים.
וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה, וְלֹא נוֹדַע כִּי־בָאוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה; וּמַרְאֵיהֶן רַע כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּתְּחִלָּה...
- 2תואר־הפועללפני הכל; דבר ראשון.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tchila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּחִלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- תחילה
- Said
- tchila
- Root
- ח־ל־ל
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Inflections
- תְּחִלַּת־
- Gematria
- 453
This is how Tchila is said in other languages.
- English
- start, beginning, at first
These words mean nearly the same as Tchila.
- התחלה
- ראשיתbegining
- קודם כל
- בראשיתat first
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tchila.
- אחריתend
- גמר
- סוף
- סיום
- קץ
- שלהי
- תום
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These words rhyme with Tchila.
The word Tchila is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סוף מעשה במחשבה תחילה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tchila comes from the root ח־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tchila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tchila.
What does Tchila (תחילה) mean in Hebrew?
Tchila (תחילה) means start, beginning, and at first. It is said tchila, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Tchila (תחילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tchila (תחילה) are התחלה, ראשית, קודם כל, and בראשית.
What is the opposite of Tchila (תחילה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tchila (תחילה) are אחרית, גמר, סוף, סיום, קץ, and שלהי.
What rhymes with Tchila (תחילה)?
Words that rhyme with Tchila (תחילה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תחלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.