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גשר

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גשר¹

  • /ˈɡeʃeʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”).

noun גֶּשֶׁר · gésher · גְּשָׁרִים · גֶּשֶׁר־ · גִּשְׁרֵי־

  1. bridge כל העולם כלו גשר צר מאד והעקר לא לפחד כלל.

גשר²

  • /ɡaˈʃaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Denominal verb of גֶּשֶׁר (gésher). Compare Arabic جَسَرَ (jasara).

verb גָּשַׁר · gashár · לגשור · לִגְשֹׁר · - · גָּשׁוּר

  1. construction pa'al to construct a bridge

In English

  • bridge construction or natural feature that spans a divide

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MLA

"גשר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

גשר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A8

Chicago

"גשר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גשר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}