Gakhlilit (גחלילית) means firefly in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גַּחְלִילִית
gakhlilit
noun · feminine
In English
firefly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gakhlilit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של חיפושיות הפעילות בלילה, בעלות איבר המפיץ אור בקצן.
The word Gakhlilit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּחְלִילִית
- Written without vowel points
- גחלילית
- Said
- gakhlilit
- Root
- ג־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלִיל
- Plural
- גַּחְלִילִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גַּחְלִילִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 491
This is how Gakhlilit is said in other languages.
- English
- firefly
- Spanish
- luciérnaga, noctiluca
These words rhyme with Gakhlilit.
The word Gakhlilit comes from the root ג־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Gakhlilit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gakhlilit.
What does Gakhlilit (גחלילית) mean in Hebrew?
Gakhlilit (גחלילית) means firefly. It is said gakhlilit, with the stress on lit.
What rhymes with Gakhlilit (גחלילית)?
Words that rhyme with Gakhlilit (גחלילית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Gakhlilit (גחלילית) masculine or feminine?
The word Gakhlilit (גחלילית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גַּחְלִילִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גחלילית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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