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Gazel (גזל) means theft in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גָּזֵל
gazel
noun · masculine
In English

theft

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives one meaning for Gazel.

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

  1. 1
    לקיחת ממון ללא הסכמה ובכוח הזרוע
    נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וּמָעֲלָה מַעַל בַּיהֹוָה וְכִחֵשׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ בְּפִקָּדוֹן אוֹ-בִתְשׂוּמֶת יָד אוֹ בְגָזֵל אוֹ עָשַׁק אֶת-עֲמִיתוֹ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Gazel is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גָּזֵל
Written without vowel points
גזל
Said
gazel
Root
ג־ז־ל
Pattern
קָטֵל
Inflections
גֵּזֶל־
Gematria
40

This is how Gazel is said in other languages.

English
theft

These words mean nearly the same as Gazel.

  • גזלה
  • גנבה

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These words rhyme with Gazel.

The word Gazel is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • גזל שינה

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These words come before and after Gazel in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gazel.

What does Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) means theft. It is said gazel, with the stress on zel.

What is a synonym for Gazel (⁨גזל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) are ⁨גזלה⁩ and ⁨גנבה⁩.

What rhymes with Gazel (⁨גזל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) include ⁨נוזל⁩, ⁨ישראל⁩, ⁨של⁩, ⁨אל⁩, ⁨נמל⁩, and ⁨ברזל⁩.

Is Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gazel (⁨גזל⁩) is a masculine noun.

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

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