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gimel

gimel

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A letter that comes third in the Hebrew alphabet
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪməl/
  • Specialized
: guímel
  • Gimel stands on the right hand of the Tree, connecting Wisdom to Mercy, Chokmah to Chesed.

And then you have after the aleph you have Beit, gimel, dollar or BET or an English BCD.

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Examples

  • In Gimel, Yardena Abrons brought the classroom to life.

    Blog text (32)

  • And then you have after the aleph you have Beit, gimel, dollar or BET or an English BCD.

    André Duqum

  • Annette Gimel, Switzerland - just 10 minutes

    Blog text (14)

  • I checked and double-checked the black writing on my arm, number "Aleph Gimel" of the street she lived on.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Bet... Gimel... Dalid... Hay... (as she repeats the names)

    Fiction book (2001)

  • This year, I took the gimel in content also in its form—running, pursuit of the elusive peace, balance, integration, and most of all the letters that follow.

    Blog text (32)

  • The letter gimel is used in the Hebrew language to represent a 'g' sound.

  • In Hebrew, gimel is the third letter of the alphabet, following Bet.

  • During the game of dreidel, landing on gimel earns the player the entire pot.

Surface Forms

gimel singular
gimels plural

Etymology

The word gimel is the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet and comes from an old word gamal meaning 'camel' in Hebrew and related languages, because the early letter looked like a picture of a camel. So thinking of a camel helps you remember the name and the letter.