Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) means life buoy in Hebrew.
It can also mean life preserver. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
life buoy, life preserver
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Galgal hatsala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותמצוף בצורת גלגל להצלת חיים בים; נזרק מסיפון כלי שיט אל אדם בסכנת טביעה.
- 2בהשאלהעזרה.
The word Galgal hatsala is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּלְגַּל הַצָּלָה
- Written without vowel points
- גלגל הצלה
- Said
- galgal hatsala
- Plural
- גַּלְגַּלֵי הַצָּלָה
- Inflections
- ר' גַּלְגַּלֵי הַצָּלָה
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Galgal hatsala is said in other languages.
- English
- life buoy, life preserver
- Russian
- спасательный круг
- French
- bouée de sauvetage
- German
- Rettungsring
These words mean nearly the same as Galgal hatsala.
- סיוע
- עזרהhelp
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These words come before and after Galgal hatsala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Galgal hatsala.
What does Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) mean in Hebrew?
Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) means life buoy and life preserver. It is said galgal hatsala, with the stress on gal.
What is a synonym for Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) are סיוע and עזרה.
Is Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Galgal hatsala (גלגל הצלה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּלְגַּלֵי הַצָּלָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלגל הצלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.