Gashosh (גשוש) means sounding pole in Hebrew.
It can also mean calipers, probe, and dental probe. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sounding pole, calipers, probe, dental probe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gashosh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותמוט למדידת עומק המים בהתקרב ספינה אל החוף.
- 2כלי דמוי מחוגה למדידות חיצוניות או פנימיות של חלקי מכונות.
- 3מוט מתכת דק בעל קצה מחודד המשמש רופאים לחיטוט ולגילוי חורים בשיניים.
The word Gashosh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּשׁוֹשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- גשוש
- Said
- gashosh
- Root
- ג־ש־ש
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- גָּשׁוֹשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' גָּשׁוֹשִׁים; גָּשׁוֹשׁ־, ר' גָּשׁוֹשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 609
This is how Gashosh is said in other languages.
- English
- sounding pole, calipers, probe, dental probe
- Russian
- калибр
- French
- compas d'émpaisseur
- German
- Taster
These words mean nearly the same as Gashosh.
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These words rhyme with Gashosh.
These words come before and after Gashosh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gashosh.
What does Gashosh (גשוש) mean in Hebrew?
Gashosh (גשוש) means sounding pole, calipers, and probe. It is said gashosh, with the stress on shosh.
What is a synonym for Gashosh (גשוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gashosh (גשוש) are גשש, מוט מדידה, and מוט מדידת עומק.
What rhymes with Gashosh (גשוש)?
Words that rhyme with Gashosh (גשוש) include ראש, ראש, שלוש, קדוש, אנוש, and אחשורוש.
Is Gashosh (גשוש) masculine or feminine?
The word Gashosh (גשוש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גָּשׁוֹשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גשוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.