Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) means malignancy in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
malignancy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gidul mam'ir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גידול של תאים המצויים בתוך רקמה בצורה בלתי מבוקרת.
The word Gidul mam'ir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּדּוּל מַמְאִיר
- Written without vowel points
- גידול ממאיר
- Said
- gidul mam'ir
- Root
- ג־ד־ל
- Plural
- גִּדּוּלִים מַמְאִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' גִּדּוּלִים מַמְאִירִים
- Gematria
- 344
This is how Gidul mam'ir is said in other languages.
- English
- malignancy
- Arabic
- وَرَم سرطاني
These words mean the opposite of Gidul mam'ir.
The word Gidul mam'ir comes from the root ג־ד־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Gidul mam'ir comes from.
לא יאוחר מהמאה ה-9,אסף הרופא מכנה גידולים כ-"שחין ממאיר"(ממאיר=מקולל), ו"גידול סרטני ממאיר" כ-"שחין רע ונמאר".
These words come before and after Gidul mam'ir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gidul mam'ir.
What does Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) mean in Hebrew?
Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) means malignancy. It is said gidul mam'ir, with the stress on dul.
What is the opposite of Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) are גידול בלתי ממאיר and גידול שפיר.
Is Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Gidul mam'ir (גידול ממאיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גִּדּוּלִים מַמְאִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גדול ממאיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.