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גן

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גן¹

  • /ɡan/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic, denominal from Proto-Semitic *g-n-n (“to protect, defend”), whence Biblical Hebrew גָּנַן (ganán, “to defend, to protect”), and so having the etymological sense of "a protected thing". Cognate with Arabic جَنَّة (janna) and Ugaritic 𐎂𐎐 (gn).

noun גַּן · gan · גַּנִּים · גַּן־ · גַּנֵּי־

  1. dated, formal A garden. בָּאתִי לְגַנִּי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of גַּן־יְלָדִים (gan yeladím): a kindergarten, preschool. אתמול בחמש אחרי הצהריים / הלכנו עם אמא למכולת / ובדרך ראינו / שהגן שלנו סגור.

גן²

  • /ɡen/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Gen (“gene”).

noun גֶּן · gen · גֶּנִים · גֶּן־

  1. a gene

In English

  • garden piece of land outside with flowers and plants
  • gene unit of heredity
  • kindergarten educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6

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