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Gamal (גמל) means camel in Hebrew.

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

גָּמָל
gamal
noun · masculine
In English

camel

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives one meaning for Gamal.

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

  1. 1
    יונק מדברי ממשפחת הגמליים בעל דבשת יחידה או שתיים.
    וַה' בֵּרַךְ אֶת אֲדֹנִי מְאֹד וַיִּגְדָּל וַיִּתֶּן לוֹ צֹאן וּבָקָר וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וַעֲבָדִם וּשְׁפָחֹת וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִים

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

The word Gamal is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גָּמָל
Written without vowel points
גמל
Said
gamal
Root
ג־מ־ל
Pattern
קָטָל
Plural
גְּמַלִּים
Inflections
ר' גְּמַלִּים; גְּמַל־, ר' גְּמַלֵּי־; כ' גְּמַלּוֹ, גְּמַלָּיו
Gematria
73

This is how Gamal is said in other languages.

English
camel
Arabic
جمل, بعير
Russian
верблюд
French
chameau
Spanish
camello
German
Kamel
Yiddish
קעמל

These words mean nearly the same as Gamal.

These words rhyme with Gamal.

The word Gamal is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • גמל דו דבשתי
  • גמל הלך לבקש לו קרנים, אזנים שהיו לו גזזו ממנו
  • גמל נמרי
  • גמל פורח באוויר
  • גמל שלמה
  • הגמל אינו רואה את דבשתו
  • הקש ששבר את גב הגמל
  • לפום גמלא שיחנא
  • שותה כמו גמל

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These words come before and after Gamal in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gamal.

What does Gamal (⁨גמל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gamal (⁨גמל⁩) means camel. It is said gamal, with the stress on mal.

What is a synonym for Gamal (⁨גמל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gamal (⁨גמל⁩) are ⁨ספינת המדבר⁩.

What rhymes with Gamal (⁨גמל⁩)?

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

Is Gamal (⁨גמל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gamal (⁨גמל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גְּמַלִּים⁩.

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

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