Gal (גל) means wave in Hebrew.
It can also mean Gal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wave, Gal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Gal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שינוי בגובה פני המים המתקדם דרך גוף המים.
...רֹגַע הַיָּם וַיֶּהֱמוּ גַּלָּיו...
- 2התפשטות של הפרעה במרחב באופן מחזורי בזמן.
- 3דבר המתרחש בפתאומיות ובעוצמה באופן זמני.
- 4מקווה מים,מעיין
גַּן נָעוּל, אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה; גַּל נָעוּל, מַעְיָן חָתוּם
- 5שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּל
- Written without vowel points
- גל
- Said
- gal
- Plural
- גַּלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' גַּלִּים; גַּל־, ר' גַּלֵּי־
- Gematria
- 33
This is how Gal is said in other languages.
- English
- wave, Gal
These words mean nearly the same as Gal.
- נחשולbreaker
- אדוהripple
- משבר
- תל-מים
- זרם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gal.
The word Gal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גל סערה
- גלי צונאמי
- שבירת הגל
- גל ים
- גל אלקטרומגנטי
- גל מישורי
- גלי קול
- הכה גלים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Gal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gal.
What does Gal (גל) mean in Hebrew?
Gal (גל) means wave and Gal. It is said gal, with the stress on gal.
What is a synonym for Gal (גל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gal (גל) are נחשול, אדוה, משבר, תל-מים, and זרם.
What rhymes with Gal (גל)?
Words that rhyme with Gal (גל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Gal (גל) masculine or feminine?
The word Gal (גל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.