Gay (גיא) means gorge in Hebrew.
It can also mean ravine and Guy. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gorge, ravine, Guy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שטח גאוגרפי מונמך החורץ בין רכסי הרים.
בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בַּגַּיְא מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן...
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
- 3המקור אינו ברור. ייתכן קשר לשורש השמי הקדום ג־ו־א שהוראתו "לחדור עמוק"; השווה ארמית "גּוֹ" (פנים), ערבית "juwwā" (בתוך).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּיְא
- Written without vowel points
- גיא
- Said
- gay
- Root
- ג־ו־א
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- גֵּאָיוֹת גם גֵּיאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גֵּאָיוֹת גם גֵּיאוֹת; גֵּיא־ גם גֵּי־
- Gematria
- 14
This is how Gay is said in other languages.
- English
- gorge, ravine, Guy
- Arabic
- واد
- Russian
- Долина
- French
- vallée
- German
- Tal
These words mean nearly the same as Gay.
- בקע
- בקעהvalley
- ואדיwadi
- עמק
- קניון
- ערוץchannel
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gay.
These words rhyme with Gay.
The word Gay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גיהנום
- גיא ההרגה
- גיא צלמוות
- שער הגיא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Gay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gay.
What does Gay (גיא) mean in Hebrew?
Gay (גיא) means gorge, ravine, and Guy. It is said gay, with the stress on gay.
What is a synonym for Gay (גיא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gay (גיא) are בקע, בקעה, ואדי, עמק, קניון, and ערוץ.
What is the opposite of Gay (גיא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gay (גיא) are הר.
What rhymes with Gay (גיא)?
Words that rhyme with Gay (גיא) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, הגאי, אולי, and סיני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גיא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.