Gayis (גיס) means corps in Hebrew.
It can also mean troop. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
corps, troop
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gayis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יחידה צבאית.
- 2מסגרת צבאית בעלת מפקדה עצמאית, גדולה מדיביזיה וקטנה מארמיה; קורפוס.
The word Gayis is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּיִס
- Written without vowel points
- גיס
- Said
- gayis
- Root
- ג־י־ס
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- גְּיָסוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גְּיָסוֹת; גֵּיס־, ר' גֵּיסוֹת־
- Gematria
- 73
This is how Gayis is said in other languages.
- English
- corps, troop
These words mean nearly the same as Gayis.
- חיל
- קורפוס
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These words rhyme with Gayis.
The word Gayis is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גיס חמישי
- מובלת גייסות
- גייסות השריון
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The word Gayis comes from the root ג־י־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Gayis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gayis.
What does Gayis (גיס) mean in Hebrew?
Gayis (גיס) means corps and troop. It is said gayis, with the stress on ga.
What is a synonym for Gayis (גיס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gayis (גיס) are חיל and קורפוס.
What rhymes with Gayis (גיס)?
Words that rhyme with Gayis (גיס) include טיס and פיס.
Is Gayis (גיס) masculine or feminine?
The word Gayis (גיס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּיָסוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גיס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.