Definitions for gimel
ˈgɪm əlgimel

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1. gimelnoun

   the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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1. Gimelnoun

   A Swiss comune.

2. gimelnoun

   The third letter of the several Semitic alphabet (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic).

3. Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Semitic word for a weapon which was debatably either a staff sling or a throwing stick.

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1. Gimel

   Gimel is the third letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Gīml , Hebrew Gimel ג, Aramaic Gāmal , Syriac Gāmal ܓ, and Arabic ǧīm ج (in alphabetical order; fifth in spelling order). Its sound value in the original Phoenician and in all derived alphabets, except Arabic, is a voiced velar plosive [ɡ]; in Modern Standard Arabic, it represents either a /d͡ʒ/ or /ʒ/ for most Arabic speakers except in Northern Egypt, the southern parts of Yemen and some parts of Oman where it is pronounced as the voiced velar plosive [ɡ] (see below). In its Proto-Canaanite form, the letter may have been named after a weapon that was either a staff sling or a throwing stick (spear thrower), ultimately deriving from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph based on the hieroglyph below:

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1. gimel

   Gimel is the third letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, and Arabic. It is also used in the game of Dreidel as one of the four letters inscribed on it, representing the statement "Gadol Haya Sham", which means "A great miracle happened there". Additionally in Jewish gematria (numerology), gimel corresponds to the number three.

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1. Gimel

   Gimel is the third letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew ג, Syriac ܓ and Arabic ǧīm ج. Its sound value in the original Phoenician and in all derived alphabets, save Arabic, is a voiced velar plosive; in Modern Standard Arabic, it represents, yet other pronunciations are permissible, see below. In its unattested Proto-Canaanite form, the letter may have been named after a weapon that was either a staff sling or a throwing stick, ultimately deriving from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph based on the hieroglyph below: The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek gamma, the Latin C and G, and the Cyrillic Г.

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Anagrams for gimel »

1. glime

How to pronounce gimel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gimel in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gimel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gimel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gimel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimel
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gimel