ג – Gimel – Biblical Hebrew Study Dictionary

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Hebrew Word – English Transliteration – Meanings – Word Construction – Notes

 

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ג


גאה    GAH     mount up                          

‘move away… source… be’

גאוה  GAWH    pride                          

גאון  GAWN    pride / majesty


גאל    GAL     redeem / buy back / defile   

‘gather… first… far reaching’

– to regain what had been far removed.

or: ‘remove… source… far reaching’


גבה    GBH     proud / high

‘gather… devotion… shall be’

or:  ‘move away… tent… be’

גבע   GBO     hill          


גבול     GBWL     border

‘gather… tent… add to… far reaching’

– the furthest tents that belong to an area.

גביע   GBYO    bowl                            

גב  GB     back / brow / mound / den


גבר    GBR    conquer / strong

‘remove… tent… man’

גבירה   GBYRH    queen


גבר     GBR    man       (*Aramaic)


גג       GG     roof                                      

‘gather… move away’

– describes the roof’s defense against the elements.


גד       GD     invade / good fortune 

‘gather… path through’


גד       GD     Gad  (son of Jacob / tribe of Israel)     

‘gather… path through’


גדי      GDY     young goat                        

‘move away… path through… bring forth’

– perhaps refers to it’s grazing keeping a path from being overgrown.


גדד    GDD     to crowd                                     

‘remove… path through… connection’

גדוד  GDWD    troop / band


גדל     GDL     great

‘gather… path through… far reaching’

– either indicating a large size or considers an expanse invaded and conquered.

מגדל   MGDL    tower


גדע    GDO     hew / cut away                           

‘remove… connection… seen’

or:  ‘remove… path through… seen’


גדר     GDR     wall / build a wall                       

‘remove… connection… man’


גוה      GWH     nation / midst / body 

‘gather… add to… shall be’

גויה  GWYH    body


גוע      GWO     die                                                        

‘remove… add to… seen’


גור     GWR     sojourn / stranger / fear    

‘move away… add to… man’


גזה    GZH     cut                                                          

‘move away… result… be’

גזית  GZYTh    cut (stone)             

גזז  GZZ    to shear      


גזל      GZL     rob                                               

‘remove… result… far reaching’


גזר      GZR     cut / divide                                   

‘move away… result… body’


גחון    GChWN     belly (of slithering creatures)

‘gather… separate… add to… ahead’

– describes moving by flexing the belly.


גחל     GChL     coals (glowing)                 

‘move away… separate… extending’


גיא     GYA     valley                                 

‘move away… make… first’

– the logical result if a chunk of something is removed.


גיחון   GYChWN     Gihon (name of a river)

unknown

perhaps:  ‘gather… bring… separate… add to… ahead’   – as emptying into a lake.


גיל      GYL     rejoice                                 

‘gather… bring… far reaching’

– a gathering for celebration.


גל       GL      wave / heap                                   

‘move away… extending’


גלה      GLH     remove / exile / uncover / spring / bowl  

‘move away… far reaching… be’

גולה  GWLH   captivity             

גלות  GLWTh   captivity


גלח     GLCh     shave                               

‘remove… extending… separate’


גלל     GLL     to roll / because of       

‘move away… extending… far reaching’

גלגלת  GLGLTh   head              

גלול  GLWL   idol  

מגלה   MGLH   scroll


גם      GM     also

‘gather… physical’

– as in, to harvest.

שגם   ShGM     also is


גמל      GML     camel / wean  / reward      

‘move away… physical… far reaching’

גמול   GMWL   recompense


גן       GN     garden

‘gather… emerging’


גנב      GNB     steal                                             

‘gather… ahead… tent’


געל     GOL     reject / loathe / abhor                  

‘move away… seen… extending’

– an action that moves away something from extending into the future with you.


גער     GOR     rebuke                               

‘move away… perceive… man’

or:  ‘move away… seen… body’

– perhaps describing a physical rejection.


געש    GOSh     shake  / quake                           

‘move away… seen… doubles’


גפן     GPhN     vine                                          

ג = move away + פנה = turn


גפר    GPhR      unknown  type of wood

‘move away… turn (change)… body’

– might be describing a gnarly body as like old olive trees.


גרה     GRH     provoke / cud                             

‘gather… body… be’


גרזים      GRZYM     Gerizim   (a mountain)

‘gather… man… result… bring… physical’

– where God instructed the Blessing to be put in Deuteronomy 11:29.


גרן      GRN     threshing floor                            

‘gather… body… emerging’


גרע     GRO     reduce                                

‘remove… body… seen’


גרש     GRSh     drive out / pasture / open land    

‘move away… body… doubles’

– to move away multiple similar bodies that comprise a flock.


גשם    GShM      rain                                

‘move away… doubles… water’


 

 

 

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Purple = Words constructed with root words + letter meanings.

Brown Italics  =  Related words with meanings derived via logic, context or unknown.

Brown Bold = Words derived via grammar rules.

Red = Unknown word construction.

 

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