קול

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קול¹

  • /qoːl/
  • /qol/
  • [qoːl]
  • /kojl/
  • /kol/
  • [ʔoːl]
  • /ɡøːl/
  • /kol/ Modern Israeli

Sounds like כָּל (kol) (Modern Hebrew)

Where it comes from

Cognate with Aramaic קָלָא (qālā), Ge'ez ቃል (ḳal, “word”), and related to Arabic قَوْل (qawl, “saying”).

noun קוֹל · kol · קוֹלוֹת · קוֹל־ · קוֹלִי

  1. voice (also in its figurative senses of statement, opinion, or order)
  2. sound (see also צליל)
  3. Modern vote

קול²

  • /kul/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From the English adjective cool.

adjective קוּל · kul · קוּלית · קוּלִים · קוּלִיוֹת

  1. colloquial, slang cool person
  2. colloquial, slang fashionable, popular (person or thing)

In English

  • sound sensation perceived by the ear
  • voice sound uttered by the mouth

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"קול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

קול. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C

Chicago

"קול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קול},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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