Gamad (גמד) means dwarf in Hebrew.
It can also mean midget and gnome. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dwarf, midget, gnome
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gamad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם נמוך מאוד.
- 2כינוי בעברית לכמה סוגים של דמויות לא־אנושיות שמופיעות במיוחד במיתולוגיה הנורדית, באגדות־עם אירופיות ובספרות פנטזיה. דמויות האלה מתאפיינות בקומה נמוכה או בממדים קטנים במיוחד.
- 3רפואהאדם שגובהו נשאר נמוך מ־145 ס"מ עקב מחלה שעצרה את גדילתו (מיושן. כיום מקובל יותר המונח: נמוך קומה).
- 4סלנגכינוי, לעתים מעליב, לאדם נמוך.
The word Gamad is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּמָּד
- Written without vowel points
- גמד
- Said
- gamad
- Root
- ג־מ־ד
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- גַּמָּדִים
- Feminine form
- גַּמָּדָה או גַּמֶּדֶת
- Inflections
- נ' גַּמָּדָה או גַּמֶּדֶת; ר' גַּמָּדִים, גַּמָּדֵי־; נ"ר גַּמָּדוֹת
- Gematria
- 47
This is how Gamad is said in other languages.
- English
- dwarf, midget, gnome
- Arabic
- قزم
- Russian
- гном, карлик
- French
- nain
These words mean nearly the same as Gamad.
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These words mean the opposite of Gamad.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gamad.
The word Gamad is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גמד גינה
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The word Gamad comes from the root ג־מ־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Gamad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gamad.
What does Gamad (גמד) mean in Hebrew?
Gamad (גמד) means dwarf, midget, and gnome. It is said gamad, with the stress on mad.
What is a synonym for Gamad (גמד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gamad (גמד) are גוץ, ננס, קצר קומה, and נמוך קומה.
What is the opposite of Gamad (גמד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gamad (גמד) are גבה קומה, גבוה, ענק, and תמיר.
What rhymes with Gamad (גמד)?
Words that rhyme with Gamad (גמד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גמד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.