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Elgavish (אלגביש) means hail stones in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֶלְגָּבִישׁ
elgavish
noun · masculine
In English

hail stones

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Elgavish.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    משקע בצורת גבישי קרח, היורד מן השמים בעיקר במהלך סופות.
    וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית אַמְטִיר עָלָיו וְעַל־אֲגַפָּיו

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Elgavish is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֶלְגָּבִישׁ
Written without vowel points
אלגביש
Said
elgavish
Root
ג־ב־ש
Gematria
346

This is how Elgavish is said in other languages.

English
hail stones
Russian
град
Spanish
granizo

These words mean nearly the same as Elgavish.

These words rhyme with Elgavish.

The word Elgavish comes from the root ג־ב־ש, like these words.

These words come before and after Elgavish in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Elgavish.

What does Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) means hail stones. It is said elgavish, with the stress on vish.

What is a synonym for Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) are ⁨ברד⁩.

What rhymes with Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) include ⁨איש⁩, ⁨פטיש⁩, ⁨גביש⁩, ⁨איש⁩, ⁨גמיש⁩, and ⁨עכביש⁩.

Is Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Elgavish (⁨אלגביש⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלגביש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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