גמל

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

גמל במדבר יהודה ליד מצדה
Root
ג־מ־ל (g-m-l)

From Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal, “camel”), جَمَّال (jammāl, “camel driver”).

Noun

גָּמָל • (gamál) m (plural indefinite גְּמַלִּים, singular construct גְּמַל־, plural construct גְּמַלֵּי־, feminine counterpart נָאקָה)

  1. camel
    • Tanach, Genesis 24:46, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַתְּמַהֵר וַתּוֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה וָאֵשְׁתְּ וְגַם הַגְּמַלִּים הִשְׁקָתָה׃
      vat'mahér vatóred kadáh me'aléha vatómer sh'té v'gam-g'malékha 'ashké va'ésht v'gám hag'malím hishkáta.
      wattəmahēr wattṓreḏ kaddāh mēʿāléhā wattṓmer šəṯē wəḡam-gəmalléḵā ʾašqé wāʾēšt wəḡam haggəmallīm hišqā́ṯā.
      And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
Declension
Declension of גָּמָל
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite גָּמָל first גְּמַלִּי גְּמַלֵּנוּ
definite הַגָּמָל second גְּמַלְּךָ גְּמַלֵּךְ גְּמַלְּכֶם גְּמַלְּכֶן
construct גְּמַל־ third גְּמַלּוֹ גְּמַלָּהּ גְּמַלָּם גְּמַלָּן
plural indefinite גְּמַלִּים first גמליי / גְּמַלַּי גְּמַלֵּינוּ
definite הַגְּמַלִּים second גְּמַלֶּיךָ גמלייך / גְּמַלַּיִךְ גְּמַלֵּיכֶם גְּמַלֵּיכֶן
construct גְּמַלֵּי־ third גְּמַלָּיו גְּמַלֶּיהָ גְּמַלֵּיהֶם גְּמַלֵּיהֶן
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Noun

גַּמָּל • (gamál) m (plural indefinite גַּמָּלִים, singular construct גַּמַּל־, plural construct גַּמָּלֵי־)

  1. camel driver

Etymology 2

Root
ג־מ־ל (g-m-l)

Verb

גָּמַל • (gamál) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִגְמַל)

  1. to wean (from mother's milk)
  2. (by extension) to wean (from alcohol, drugs, or other addiction)
  3. (biblical) to ripen
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּמַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּמַלְתִּי גָּמַלְנוּ
second גָּמַלְתָּ גָּמַלְתְּ גְּמַלְתֶּם1 גְּמַלְתֶּן1
third גָּמַל גָּמְלָה גָּמְלוּ
present גּוֹמֵל גּוֹמֶלֶת גּוֹמְלִים גּוֹמְלוֹת
future first אגמול / אֶגְמֹל נגמול / נִגְמֹל
second תגמול / תִּגְמֹל תִּגְמְלִי תִּגְמְלוּ תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2
third יגמול / יִגְמֹל תגמול / תִּגְמֹל יִגְמְלוּ תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2
imperative גמול / גְּמֹל גִּמְלִי גִּמְלוּ גמולנה / גְּמֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּמַלְתֶּם and גָּמַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
ג־מ־ל (g-m-l)

Noun

גֶּמֶל • (gémel) m (plural indefinite גּמָלִים, singular construct גֶּמֶל־, plural construct גְּמַלֵי־)

  1. an accumulated fund for a pension or retirement, or in case of a lay-off

Verb

גָּמַל • (gamál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to recompense, repay (someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּמַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּמַלְתִּי גָּמַלְנוּ
second גָּמַלְתָּ גָּמַלְתְּ גְּמַלְתֶּם1 גְּמַלְתֶּן1
third גָּמַל גָּמְלָה גָּמְלוּ
present גּוֹמֵל גּוֹמֶלֶת גּוֹמְלִים גּוֹמְלוֹת
future first אגמול / אֶגְמֹל נגמול / נִגְמֹל
second תגמול / תִּגְמֹל תִּגְמְלִי תִּגְמְלוּ תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2
third יגמול / יִגְמֹל תגמול / תִּגְמֹל יִגְמְלוּ תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2
imperative גמול / גְּמֹל גִּמְלִי גִּמְלוּ גמולנה / גְּמֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּמַלְתֶּם and גָּמַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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