אל
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אל¹
- /ʔil/
- /ˈʔeːl/
- [ˈʔeː.el]
- /ˈʔel/
- [ˈʔeːl]
- /(ʔ)el/ Persian
- /ejl/
- /(ʔ)el/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒀭 (ilum), Arabic إِل (ʔil), إِلَٰه (ʔilāh), Aramaic אלה (aláh).
noun אֵל · el · אֵלִים · אֵל־ · אֵלֵי־ · אֵלָה
- god (a deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed)
proper noun אֵל · el
- God, the God of Israel.
- El, the chief deity in Canaanite religion
אל²
- /ʔɛl/
- [ʔɛl]
- /ʔal/
- [ʔæl]
- /(ʔ)el/ Persian
- /ɛl/
- /(ʔ)el/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ʾila (“towards, nigh”), cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒈾 (ana), Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).
preposition אֶל · el · אליי · אֵלַי · אֵלֵינוּ
- to, towards, into
- at, by
אל³
- /ʔal/
- [ʔal]
- [ʔæl]
- /(ʔ)æl/ Persian
- /al/
- /(ʔ)al/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -al
Where it comes from
Cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 (ʾl), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍 (ảl), Akkadian 𒌑𒌌 (ul).
adverb אַל · ál
- not, do not אַל תִּדְאַג.
prefix אַל · ál · אַל־
- -less אַל־ + מָוֶת (mávet, “death”) → אַלְמָוֶת (almávet, “immortality”)
noun אַל · ál
- naught, nothing; (only in the phrase שָׂם לְאַל (“bring to naught”)).
אל⁴
- /ˈʔeːl/
- [ˈʔeː.el]
- /ˈʔel/
- [ˈʔeːl]
- /(ʔ)el/ Persian
- /ejl/
- /(ʔ)el/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -el
Where it comes from
Etymology unclear, perhaps related to אֵל (“a god”).
noun אֵל · el
- strength; (only in the phrase יש לאל ידי (“it is in my power”)). יֶשׁ לְאֵל יָדִי לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּכֶם רָע […]
אל⁵
- /ˈʔeːl/
- [ˈʔeː.el]
- /ˈʔel/
- [ˈʔeːl]
- /(ʔ)el/ Persian
- /ejl/
- /(ʔ)el/ Modern Israeli
- /(ʔ)ejl/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -el
Where it comes from
See etymology for אייל / אַיִל.
noun אֵל · el
- defective spelling of אֵיל: singular construct state form of אַיִל (“pillar of an archway”) (Ezekiel 40:48).
In English
Talk about this word "אל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. אל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C "אל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C.Cite this
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title = {אל},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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