gimel

[ gim-uhl ]

noun

1. the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
3. Music. gymel.

gimel

/ ˈɡɪməl; ˈɡiːmɛl /

noun

1. the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ג) transliterated as g or, when final, gh

Word History and Origins

Origin of gimel¹

< Hebrew gīmel, akin to gāmāl camel

Word History and Origins

Origin of gimel¹

literally: camel

Example Sentences

The Montagu griffon on the helm of John, marquess of Montagu, holds in its beak the gimel ring with which he differenced his father’s shield.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the love-bairn of a dead mother, brought up in the kindly Highland fashion, free of every gimel and kail-pot.

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Their beth was a house in the tent form; their gimel a camel, represented by its head and neck; their daleth a door, and so on.

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