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Yovel (יוֹבֵל) means ram in Hebrew.

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

יוֹבֵל
yovel
noun · masculine
In English

ram

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yovel.

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

  1. 1
    לשון המקראאיל (Ovis), הזכר בכבשים; יונק מקורנן, מפריס פרסה ומעלה גרה ממשפחת הפריים.
  2. 2
    לשון המקראכלי נשיפה שהוכן מקרן איל.
    ...בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל הֵמָּה יַעֲלוּ בָהָר.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Yovel is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יוֹבֵל
Written without vowel points
יובל
Said
yovel
Root
י־ב־ל
Pattern
קוֹטֵל
Plural
יוֹבְלִים
Inflections
ר' יוֹבְלִים; יוֹבֵל־, ר' יוֹבְלֵי־
Gematria
48

This is how Yovel is said in other languages.

English
ram
Arabic
كبش
Spanish
chivo, cornucopia

These words mean nearly the same as Yovel.

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These words rhyme with Yovel.

The word Yovel comes from the root י־ב־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Yovel in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Yovel.

What does Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) means ram. It is said yovel, with the stress on vel.

What is a synonym for Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) are ⁨איל⁩, ⁨כבש⁩, and ⁨שופר⁩.

What rhymes with Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) include ⁨נוזל⁩, ⁨ישראל⁩, ⁨של⁩, ⁨אל⁩, ⁨נמל⁩, and ⁨ברזל⁩.

Is Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Yovel (⁨יוֹבֵל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨יוֹבְלִים⁩.

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

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