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Gas (גס) means coarse in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גַּס
gas
adjective
In English

coarse

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gas.

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

  1. 1
    דבר שמידותיו גדולות.
  2. 2
    חפץ שאינו נעים למגע, שאינו עדין. דיבור שאינו מעודן. אדם שהתנהגותו בוטה.
  3. 3
    עממישאינו מדויק.

The word Gas is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
גַּס
Written without vowel points
גס
Said
gas
Root
ג־ס־ס
Pattern
קַל
Inflections
נ גַּסָּה ר' גַּסִים גַּסּוֹת נס' גַּסֵּי־
Gematria
63

This is how Gas is said in other languages.

English
coarse

These words mean nearly the same as Gas.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Gas.

  • דק
  • עדין
  • רך

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Gas.

The word Gas is part of these phrases and sayings.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Gas comes from the root ג־ס־ס, like these words.

These words come before and after Gas in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gas.

What does Gas (⁨גס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gas (⁨גס⁩) means coarse. It is said gas, with the stress on gas.

What is a synonym for Gas (⁨גס⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gas (⁨גס⁩) are ⁨עבה⁩ and ⁨מחוספס⁩.

What is the opposite of Gas (⁨גס⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Gas (⁨גס⁩) are ⁨דק⁩, ⁨עדין⁩, and ⁨רך⁩.

What rhymes with Gas (⁨גס⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gas (⁨גס⁩) include ⁨מפרש⁩, ⁨כלונס⁩, ⁨פס⁩, ⁨קירקס⁩, ⁨הדס⁩, and ⁨מחוספס⁩.

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

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