גיר

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גיר^¹

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “oven, kiln”). Cognate with Maltese ġir

noun גִּיר · gir · גִּירִים · גִּיר־ · גִּירִי

uncountable limestone, calcite לָכֵן בְּזֹאת יְכֻפַּר עֲוֺן־יַעֲקֹב וְזֶה כָּל־פְּרִי הָסִר חַטָּאתוֹ בְּשׂוּמוֹ כָּל־אַבְנֵי מִזְבֵּחַ כְּאַבְנֵי־גִר מְנֻפָּצוֹת לֹא־יָקֻמוּ אֲשֵׁרִים וְחַמָּנִים׃
countable chalk (a piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard))

גיר^²

verb גִּיֵּר · giyér

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of גייר

In English

chalk a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
limestone abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments

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"גיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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גיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A8

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

גיר