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Tliya (תלייה) means hanging in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תְּלִיָּה
tliya
noun · feminine
In English

hanging

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tliya.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    קביעת חפץ בגובה כשתחתיתו אינה מוצבת על הארץ.
  2. 2
    המתת אדם בחנק או בשבירת מפרקת בנתינת צווארו בחבל המשתלשל מלמעלה.
  3. 3
    בהשאלההעמדת מצב בספק. אי החלטה, אופן המאפשר שינויים בעתיד.
  4. 4
    בהשאלהקביעת משפטו ומצבו של האחד ע"פ מצב האחר.

The word Tliya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
תְּלִיָּה
Written without vowel points
תלייה
Said
tliya
Root
ת־ל־ה
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
תְּלִיּוֹת
Inflections
תְּלִיַּת־, ר' תְּלִיּוֹת
Gematria
455

This is how Tliya is said in other languages.

English
hanging
Arabic
تَعْلِيق, إعدام شَنْقًا

These words mean nearly the same as Tliya.

  • ענידה

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These words rhyme with Tliya.

The word Tliya is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • עמוד תליה

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The word Tliya comes from the root ת־ל־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Tliya in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tliya.

What does Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) means hanging. It is said tliya, with the stress on ya.

What is a synonym for Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) are ⁨ענידה⁩.

What rhymes with Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) include ⁨אונייה⁩, ⁨חיה⁩, ⁨סקריה⁩, ⁨שתייה⁩, ⁨ראייה⁩, and ⁨בעיה⁩.

Is Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tliya (⁨תלייה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨תְּלִיּוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תליה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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