יכול

עברית

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יכול

/jaˈχol/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Possibly cognate with Arabic وَكَلَ (wakala, “to trust”), also found in Akkadian and Ethiopic, from Proto-Semitic *wakal-. Alternatively, Huehnergard and Olyan propose k-h-l as the proto-root.

verb יָכֹל · yakhól · לִהְיוֹת יָכוֹל · יכולתי \ יָכֹלְתִּי · יכולנו \ יָכֹלְנוּ · יכולת \ יָכֹלְתָּ

construction pa'al can, to be able to

In English

able skillful
can to be able to; to know how to
be able to have ability to

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"יכול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

יכול. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9C

Chicago

"יכול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {יכול},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}