גמד

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גמד

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The meaning attributed in Modern Israeli Hebrew to the Biblical Hebrew word gamád is based upon Rashi's commentary on the Hebrew Bible, specifically Ezekiel 27:11, where he interprets the plural form of גַמָּד (gamád) as synonym to נַנָּס (nanás). In Modern times, the meaning of the word has been expanded also to denote various imaginary creatures from European mythologies, especially gnomes and dwarfs.

noun גַּמָּד · gamád · גַּמָּדִים · גַּמֶּדֶת · גַּמָּדָה

dwarf
midget
gnome

Similar: נַנָּס

verb גִּמֵּד · giméd

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of גימד

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noun

Similar: נַנָּס

In English

dwarf a being from folklore, underground-dwelling nature spirit
downplay to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequent

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גמד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%9E%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}