Yail (יעיל) means efficient in Hebrew.
It can also mean (to be) useful. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
efficient, (to be) useful
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yail.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עברית חדשהשיש ממנו הנאה. מביא לתוצאה רצויה, מתפקד כראוי.
- 2מפיק מידה גדולה של עבודה מכמות קטנה של אנרגיה.
The word Yail is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָעִיל
- Written without vowel points
- יעיל
- Said
- yail
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- יְעִילִים
- Feminine form
- יְעילָה
- Inflections
- ר' יְעִילִים; נ' יְעילָה, נ"ר יְעִילוֹת
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Yail is said in other languages.
- English
- efficient, (to be) useful
- Arabic
- ناجع
- Russian
- эффективный
- French
- efficace
These words mean nearly the same as Yail.
- תועלתי
- אפקטיביeffective
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yail.
- מנוון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yail.
These words come before and after Yail in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yail.
What does Yail (יעיל) mean in Hebrew?
Yail (יעיל) means efficient and (to be) useful. It is said yail, with the stress on il.
What is a synonym for Yail (יעיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yail (יעיל) are תועלתי and אפקטיבי.
What is the opposite of Yail (יעיל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yail (יעיל) are מנוון.
What rhymes with Yail (יעיל)?
Words that rhyme with Yail (יעיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יעיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.