גל

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See also: ג׳ל

Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

גַּל • (gál) m (plural indefinite גַּלִּים, singular construct גַּל־, plural construct גַּלֵּי־)

  1. A wave (of water, energy, or figuratively anything else)
    הגלים בחוף מתחזקים. — hagalím bakhóf mitkhazkím. — The waves at the beach are getting stronger.
    גלי אור הם גלים רוחביים. — galéi-or hem galím rokhbiyím. — Light waves are transverse waves.
    מעצרו של הפושע גרם לגל אנטישמיות נרחב. — ma'atsaró shel haposhéa garam l'gál-antishémiut nerkháv. — The arrest of the criminal led to a growing wave of antisemitism.
  2. tilde (the diacritical mark ~)

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