Standard Lemma guide

mohel

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɔɪ.əl/
  • /ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪəl
  • homophone: moil
  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Mohéli (“one of the major islands of the Comoros”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hebrew מוֹהֵל (mohél), but the common pronunciations are borrowed via Yiddish מוהל (moyel).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Mohel — person who performs circumcision
  • Hebrew: מוֹהֵל (mohél) — person who performs circumcision
  • Italian: mohel — person who performs circumcision
  • Polish: rzezak — person who performs circumcision
  • Polish: mohel — person who performs circumcision
  • Spanish: mohel — person who performs circumcision
  • Wolof: ŋaamaan class b — person who performs circumcision
  • Yiddish: מוהל (moyel) — person who performs circumcision