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Galgal (גלגל) means wheel in Hebrew.

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

גַּלְגַּל
galgal
noun · masculine
In English

wheel, sheave

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Galgal.

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

  1. 1
    מכשיר בצורה של גליל או טבעת, המשמש לתנועה קלה של אמצעים ודברים שונים להם הוא מותקן.
    אֲשֶׁר חִצָּיו שְׁנוּנִים וְכָל-קַשְּׁתֹתָיו דְּרֻכוֹת פַּרְסוֹת סוּסָיו כַּצַּר נֶחְשָׁבוּ וְגַלְגִּלָּיו כַּסּוּפָה
  2. 2
    ימאותדסקית סובבת עם חריץ בהיקפה, להולכת החבל בתוך גלגלת.

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

The word Galgal is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גַּלְגַּל
Written without vowel points
גלגל
Said
galgal
Pattern
קַלְקַל
Plural
גַּלְגַּלִּים
Inflections
ר' גַּלְגַּלִּים; גַּלְגַּל־, ר' גַּלְגַּלֵּי־
Gematria
66

This is how Galgal is said in other languages.

English
wheel, sheave
Arabic
عجلة
Russian
колесо́
French
roue, réa
Spanish
rueda
German
Rad, Scheibe, Rolle
Yiddish
ראד

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What does Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) means wheel and sheave. It is said galgal, with the stress on gal.

What is a synonym for Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) are ⁨אופן⁩ and ⁨גלגל מחורץ⁩.

What rhymes with Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) include ⁨מאכל⁩, ⁨קל⁩, ⁨על⁩, ⁨חלל⁩, ⁨חשמל⁩, and ⁨פעל⁩.

Is Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Galgal (⁨גלגל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גַּלְגַּלִּים⁩.

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

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