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Gdil (גדיל) means fringe in Hebrew.

It can also mean tassel and strand. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גְּדִיל
gdil
noun · masculine
In English

fringe, tassel, strand

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gdil.

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

  1. 1
    ציצת חוטים שזורים יחד המעטרת שולי בגד וכדומה.
  2. 2
    ימאותמחלקי החֶבֶל: מספר חוטי חבל שזורים יחד, מקלעת ארוכה של חוטי חבל.
  3. 3
    ביולוגיהמקטע חדש של דנ"א הנוצר בתהליך השכפול.

The word Gdil is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גְּדִיל
Written without vowel points
גדיל
Said
gdil
Root
ג־ד־ל
Pattern
קְטִיל
Plural
גְּדִילִים
Inflections
ר' גְּדִילִים; גְּדִיל־, גְּדילֵי־
Gematria
47

This is how Gdil is said in other languages.

English
fringe, tassel, strand

These words mean nearly the same as Gdil.

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These words rhyme with Gdil.

The word Gdil comes from the root ג־ד־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Gdil in the dictionary.

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What does Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) means fringe, tassel, and strand. It is said gdil, with the stress on gdil.

What is a synonym for Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) are ⁨עיקר⁩ and ⁨פתיל⁩.

What rhymes with Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) include ⁨צליל⁩, ⁨גליל⁩, ⁨גיל⁩, ⁨רגיל⁩, ⁨חיל⁩, and ⁨אליל⁩.

Is Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gdil (⁨גדיל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גְּדִילִים⁩.

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

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