Gag (גג) means roof in Hebrew.
It can also mean circumflex. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
roof, circumflex
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gag.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הכיסוי העליון של בניין, להגנה מפני תנאי מזג האוויר.
כִּי תִבְנֶה בַּיִת חָדָשׁ וְעָשִׂיתָ מַעֲקֶה לְגַגֶּךָ וְלֹא-תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתֶךָ כִּי-יִפֹּל הַנֹּפֵל מִמֶּנּוּ.
- 2בלשנותסימן הטעמה הנכתב מעל אות ודומה לגג קטן.
- 3באוגריתית: גג.
- 4נקרא כך על שום צורתו. האקדמיה ללשון העברית, סימני דפוס, תשס"א (2000).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gag is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּג
- Written without vowel points
- גג
- Said
- gag
- Root
- ג־ג־ג
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- גַּגּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גַּגּוֹת; גָּג־, ר' גַּגּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 6
This is how Gag is said in other languages.
- English
- roof, circumflex
- Yiddish
- דאַך
These words mean nearly the same as Gag.
These words rhyme with Gag.
The word Gag is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ארגון גג
- גג העולם
- עד הגג
- עליית גג
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The word Gag comes from the root ג־ג־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Gag in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gag.
What does Gag (גג) mean in Hebrew?
Gag (גג) means roof and circumflex. It is said gag, with the stress on gag.
What is a synonym for Gag (גג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gag (גג) are פסגה.
What rhymes with Gag (גג)?
Words that rhyme with Gag (גג) include דג, חג, פג, מנהג, דייג, and תג.
Is Gag (גג) masculine or feminine?
The word Gag (גג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּגּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.