Gamish (גמיש) means elastic in Hebrew.
It can also mean flexible. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
elastic, flexible
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gamish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היכול להימתח, להתכופף, או להתכווץ; ואח"כ לשוב לצורתו הראשונית.
- 2בהשאלהמתרגל למצבים שונים בקלות, מתאים עצמו לנסיבות ולתנאים.
The word Gamish is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּמִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- גמיש
- Said
- gamish
- Root
- ג־מ־ש
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- גְּמִישִׁים
- Feminine form
- גְּמִישָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' גְּמִישָׁה, ר' גְּמִישִׁים, נ"ר גְּמִישׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 353
This is how Gamish is said in other languages.
- English
- elastic, flexible
- Arabic
- مرن
These words mean nearly the same as Gamish.
- אלסטי
- מתיח
- נוחcomfortable
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gamish.
- מקובע
- נוקשה
- קשיחrigid
- פריךcrispy
- מסורבלcumbersome
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gamish.
The word Gamish comes from the root ג־מ־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Gamish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gamish.
What does Gamish (גמיש) mean in Hebrew?
Gamish (גמיש) means elastic and flexible. It is said gamish, with the stress on mish.
What is a synonym for Gamish (גמיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gamish (גמיש) are אלסטי, מתיח, and נוח.
What is the opposite of Gamish (גמיש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gamish (גמיש) are מקובע, נוקשה, קשיח, פריך, and מסורבל.
What rhymes with Gamish (גמיש)?
Words that rhyme with Gamish (גמיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, עכביש, and קשיש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גמיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.