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Galey gibu'a (גלי גיבוע) means swell in Hebrew.

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

גַּלֵי גִּבּוּעַ
galey gibu'a
noun · masculine
In English

swell

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives one meaning for Galey gibu'a.

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

  1. 1
    ימאותרצף של גלים ארוכים שאינם נשברים, שתנועתם הנמשכת היא תוצאה של רוחות שנשבו באותו אזור ודעכו או של רוחות המנשבות במרחק רב מן האזור.

The word Galey gibu'a is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גַּלֵי גִּבּוּעַ
Written without vowel points
גלי גיבוע
Said
galey gibu'a
Gematria
134

This is how Galey gibu'a is said in other languages.

English
swell
French
houle
German
Dünung

These words mean nearly the same as Galey gibu'a.

These words come before and after Galey gibu'a in the dictionary.

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What does Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩) means swell. It is said galey gibu'a, with the stress on ley.

What is a synonym for Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩) are ⁨גיבוע⁩.

Is Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Galey gibu'a (⁨גלי גיבוע⁩) is a masculine noun.

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

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