Yelek (ילק) means nymph in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nymph
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yelek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד מגלגולי הארבה, צורה פחות מפותחת שלו.
יֶתֶר הַגָּזָם אָכַל הָאַרְבֶּה, וְיֶתֶר הָאַרְבֶּה אָכַל הַיָּלֶק, וְיֶתֶר הַיֶּלֶק אָכַל הֶחָסִיל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yelek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֶלֶק
- Written without vowel points
- ילק
- Said
- yelek
- Root
- ל־ק־ק
- Pattern
- יַקְטוּל
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Yelek is said in other languages.
- English
- nymph
These words mean nearly the same as Yelek.
- נימפה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yelek.
- חסיל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yelek.
The word Yelek comes from the root ל־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Yelek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yelek.
What does Yelek (ילק) mean in Hebrew?
Yelek (ילק) means nymph. It is said yelek, with the stress on ye.
What is a synonym for Yelek (ילק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yelek (ילק) are נימפה.
What is the opposite of Yelek (ילק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yelek (ילק) are חסיל.
What rhymes with Yelek (ילק)?
Words that rhyme with Yelek (ילק) include חלק, דלק, and סלק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ילק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.