Yekholet (יכולת) means ability in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ability
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yekholet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כוח, אפשרות או הזדמנות לעשות משהו.
פֶּן-יֹאמְרוּ, הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָנוּ מִשָּׁם, מִבְּלִי יְכֹלֶת יְהוָה, לַהֲבִיאָם אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-דִּבֶּר לָהֶם; וּמִשִּׂנְאָתוֹ אוֹתָם, הוֹצִיאָם לַהֲמִתָם ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yekholet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יְכֹלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- יכולת
- Said
- yekholet
- Root
- י־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קְטֹלֶת
- Plural
- יְכוֹלוֹת
- Inflections
- יְכֹלֶת־, יְכָלְתוֹ; ר' יְכוֹלוֹת
- Gematria
- 466
This is how Yekholet is said in other languages.
- English
- ability
- Arabic
- إسْتِطاعة, قُدْرة
These words mean nearly the same as Yekholet.
- הישג ידevaluation
- מסוגלות
- פוטנציה
- אפשרותpossibility
- כישוריםqualifications
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yekholet.
- אימפונטיות
- חוסר יכולת
- חוסר מסוגלות
- נכותhandicap
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yekholet.
The word Yekholet comes from the root י־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Yekholet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yekholet.
What does Yekholet (יכולת) mean in Hebrew?
Yekholet (יכולת) means ability. It is said yekholet, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Yekholet (יכולת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yekholet (יכולת) are הישג יד, מסוגלות, פוטנציה, אפשרות, and כישורים.
What is the opposite of Yekholet (יכולת)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yekholet (יכולת) are אימפונטיות, חוסר יכולת, חוסר מסוגלות, and נכות.
What rhymes with Yekholet (יכולת)?
Words that rhyme with Yekholet (יכולת) include גולגולת, פסולת, שיבולת, סולת, תקבולת, and תרנגולת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יכלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.