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גמל

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גמל¹

  • /ɡaˈmal/
  • /d͡ʒɔːmɔːl/
  • /d͡ʒamːɔːl/

Where it comes from

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

noun גָּמָל · gamál · גְּמַלִּים · גְּמַל־ · גְּמַלֵּי־ · נָאקָה

  1. camel וַתְּמַהֵר וַתּוֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה וָאֵשְׁתְּ וְגַם הַגְּמַלִּים הִשְׁקָתָה׃

noun גַּמָּל · gamál · גַּמָּלִים · גַּמַּל־ · גַּמָּלֵי־

  1. camel driver

גמל²

  • /ɡaˈmal/
  • /d͡ʒɔːmɔːl/
  • /d͡ʒamːɔːl/
  • /d͡ʒɔːmal/

verb גָּמַל · gamál · נִגְמַל · לגמול · לִגְמֹל · גְּמִילָה

  1. construction pa'al to wean (from mother's milk)
  2. broadly, construction pa'al to wean (from alcohol, drugs, or other addiction)
  3. construction pa'al to ripen

גמל³

  • /ɡaˈmal/
  • /d͡ʒɔːmɔːl/
  • /d͡ʒamːɔːl/
  • /d͡ʒɔːmal/

Where it comes from

Cognates include Arabic جَمَلَ (jamala, “to sum up, to summarize”).

noun גֶּמֶל · gémel · גּמָלִים · גֶּמֶל־ · גְּמַלֵי־

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

verb גָּמַל · gamál · לגמול · לִגְמֹל · גְּמִילָה · -

  1. construction pa'al to recompense, repay someone

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