Tel (תל) means mound in Hebrew.
It can also mean tell. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mound, tell
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גבעה מלאכותית, שטח קרקע שהוגבה כתוצאה מבניית יישוב באותו מקום במשך הדורות.
...וְשָׂרַפְתָּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־כָּל־שְׁלָלָהּ כָּלִיל לַיהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ; וְהָיְתָה תֵּל עוֹלָם, לֹא תִבָּנֶה עוֹד.
- 2גל, ערמה, מערום (של אבנים, חציר וכו').
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֵּל
- Written without vowel points
- תל
- Said
- tel
- Root
- ת־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- תִּלִּים
- Inflections
- ס׳ תֵּל־, ס״ר תִּלֵּי־; ר׳ תִּלִּים
- Gematria
- 430
This is how Tel is said in other languages.
- English
- mound, tell
- Arabic
- تل
- Russian
- курган
- Spanish
- montículo
- German
- Hügel
These words mean nearly the same as Tel.
These words rhyme with Tel.
The word Tel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עומד על תלו
- תל אביב
- תל חורבות
- תל עולם
- תלי תלים
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These words come before and after Tel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tel.
What does Tel (תל) mean in Hebrew?
Tel (תל) means mound and tell. It is said tel, with the stress on tel.
What is a synonym for Tel (תל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tel (תל) are ציבור, גבעה, and גל.
What rhymes with Tel (תל)?
Words that rhyme with Tel (תל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Tel (תל) masculine or feminine?
The word Tel (תל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תִּלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.