Zachal (זחל) means caterpillar in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זַחַל
zachal
noun · masculine
In English
caterpillar
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zachal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השלב הראשון בגלגול החרקים השונים לאחר בקיעתם.
The word Zachal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זַחַל
- Written without vowel points
- זחל
- Said
- zachal
- Root
- ז־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- זְחָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' זְחָלִים, זַחֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 45
This is how Zachal is said in other languages.
- English
- caterpillar
These words mean nearly the same as Zachal.
- לרווה
- פגית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zachal.
The word Zachal comes from the root ז־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Zachal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zachal.
What does Zachal (זחל) mean in Hebrew?
Zachal (זחל) means caterpillar. It is said zachal, with the stress on za.
What is a synonym for Zachal (זחל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zachal (זחל) are לרווה and פגית.
What rhymes with Zachal (זחל)?
Words that rhyme with Zachal (זחל) include נחל.
Is Zachal (זחל) masculine or feminine?
The word Zachal (זחל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְחָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זחל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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