gimel

gi·mel
G2I1M3E1L1
/ˈɡɪ.məl//ʒiˈmɛl/

noun

The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).

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Meanings

gimel1

noungimel (plural gimels)

plural gimels · alternative ghimel

  1. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).

Gimel2

proper noun
  1. A Swiss commune.

Origin

  1. Hebrewגימל
  2. Englishgimel

From Hebrew גימל (gimel); ultimately from Proto-Semitic word for a weapon which was debatably either a staff sling or a throwing stick. Doublet of gamma.

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Translations

Arabic جِيم
  • جِيم (jīm)Semitic letter
Catalan guímel
  • guímelSemitic letter
Finnish gimel
  • gimelSemitic letter
French guimel, ghimel
  • guimelSemitic letter
  • ghimelSemitic letter
  • gimelSemitic letter
Hebrew גִּימֶל, ג
  • גִּימֶל (gimel)Semitic letter
  • גSemitic letter
Italian ghimel
  • ghimelSemitic letter
Korean 김멜
  • 김멜 (gimmel)Semitic letter
Spanish guímel
  • guímelSemitic letter
Urdu جِیم, گِیمَل
  • جِیم (jīm)Semitic letter
  • گِیمَل (gīmal)Semitic letter
  • ج (j)Semitic letter
Yiddish גימל
  • גימל (giml)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gimel

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Anagrams

Gleimglime
Cite this entry
APA

gimel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimel

MLA

“gimel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gimel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimel.

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