Galut (גלות) means diaspora in Hebrew.
It can also mean exile. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
diaspora, exile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Galut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עקירה מן המולדת, בדרך כלל מאולצת, של אדם או עם.
וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִין מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ...
- 2מקום מושבו או נדודיו של אדם או עם לאחר גירוש מארצו.
- 3קהל גולים.
אָנֹכִי הַעִירֹתִהוּ בְצֶדֶק וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו אֲיַשֵּׁר הוּא־יִבְנֶה עִירִי וְגָלוּתִי יְשַׁלֵּחַ לֹא בִמְחִיר וְלֹא בְשֹׁחַד אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Galut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּלוּת
- Written without vowel points
- גלות
- Said
- galut
- Root
- ג־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Plural
- גָּלוּיוֹת או גָּלֻיּוֹת
- Inflections
- גָלוּת־, ר' גָּלוּיוֹת או גָּלֻיּוֹת, גָּלֻיּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 439
This is how Galut is said in other languages.
- English
- diaspora, exile
These words mean nearly the same as Galut.
- פזורה
- גולה
- תפוצה
- נכר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Galut.
These words rhyme with Galut.
The word Galut is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קיבוץ גלויות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Galut comes from the root ג־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Galut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Galut.
What does Galut (גלות) mean in Hebrew?
Galut (גלות) means diaspora and exile. It is said galut, with the stress on lut.
What is a synonym for Galut (גלות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Galut (גלות) are פזורה, גולה, תפוצה, and נכר.
What is the opposite of Galut (גלות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Galut (גלות) are מולדת.
What rhymes with Galut (גלות)?
Words that rhyme with Galut (גלות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.