Gid (גיד) means nerve in Hebrew.
It can also mean sinew. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nerve, sinew
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gid.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רקמת חיבור בין עצם לשריר.
עוֹר וּבָשָׂר תַּלְבִּישֵׁנִי וּבַעֲצָמוֹת וְגִידִים תְּסֹכְכֵנִי.
- 2לא בשימושצבר סיבים המעבירים תחושות פיזיות, בפרט כאב.
עַל כֵּן לֹא יֹאכְלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר עַל כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי נָגַע בְּכַף יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּגִיד הַנָּשֶׁה.
- 3בהשאלהאיבר מינו של הזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gid is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּיד
- Written without vowel points
- גיד
- Said
- gid
- Root
- ג־י־ד
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- גִידִים
- Inflections
- ר' גִידִים
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Gid is said in other languages.
- English
- nerve, sinew
- Arabic
- وَتَر
These words mean nearly the same as Gid.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gid.
The word Gid is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גיד הנשה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gid comes from the root ג־י־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Gid in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gid.
What does Gid (גיד) mean in Hebrew?
Gid (גיד) means nerve and sinew. It is said gid, with the stress on gid.
What is a synonym for Gid (גיד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gid (גיד) are עצב, זכרות, and קשת.
What rhymes with Gid (גיד)?
Words that rhyme with Gid (גיד) include עתיד, תלמיד, יחיד, שריד, פקיד, and קליד.
Is Gid (גיד) masculine or feminine?
The word Gid (גיד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גִידִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גיד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.