Rabbinic Hebrew · Midrash Formula Language

יכול

RH2-019Rabbinic HebrewMishnah and Hebrew Midrash

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

יכול

Transliterationyakhol

Plain meaningone might think / could it mean...?

Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT

יכול

In tannaitic and Midrashic argument, יכול can introduce a possible interpretation that the text is about to test or reject: “one might think...” The next words usually show why that possibility is limited or corrected.

HEAR THIS LESSONListen to the full public explanation.Teacher narration is separate from original-language pronunciation.

Audio settings

Reading speedHebrew and Aramaic voiceEnglish voice

SEE HOW IT WORKS

Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.

יכול

ORIGINAL

RH2-019

yakhol

READING

Approved transliteration

one might think / could it mean...?

MEANING

Rabbinic Hebrew

REMEMBER

יכול

יכול can introduce a proposed reading, not only ordinary “can/able.”