Gals (גלס) means tack in Hebrew.
It can also mean leg and board. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גַּלְס
gals
noun · masculine
In English
tack, leg, board
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gals.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגבסירות ובספינות מפרשים: כל אחד מחילופי המִפְנֶה לסירוגין כששטים ברוח קדמית אל יעד במעלה הרוח, וגם קטע ההפלגה בין חילוף מפנה אחד לשני.
The word Gals is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּלְס
- Written without vowel points
- גלס
- Said
- gals
- Plural
- גַּלְסִים
- Inflections
- ר' גַּלְסִים
- Gematria
- 93
This is how Gals is said in other languages.
- English
- tack, leg, board
- Russian
- галс
- French
- amure
- German
- Gang, Schlag
These words mean nearly the same as Gals.
These words come before and after Gals in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gals.
What does Gals (גלס) mean in Hebrew?
Gals (גלס) means tack, leg, and board. It is said gals, with the stress on gals.
What is a synonym for Gals (גלס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gals (גלס) are לג, מפקם, פקימה, שיט ברוח קדמית, שט במעלה הרוח, and שיט במעלה הרוח.
Is Gals (גלס) masculine or feminine?
The word Gals (גלס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּלְסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.