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Gil (גיל) means age in Hebrew.

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

גִּיל
gil
noun · masculine
In English

age

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives one meaning for Gil.

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

  1. 1
    משך הקיום, הזמן שחלף מרגע צאתו של דבר לאויר העולם.
    ...לָמָּה יִרְאֶה אֶת־פְּנֵיכֶם זֹעֲפִים מִן־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר כְּגִילְכֶם, וְחִיַּבְתֶּם אֶת־רֹאשִׁי לַמֶּלֶךְ?

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

The word Gil is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גִּיל
Written without vowel points
גיל
Said
gil
Root
ג־ל־ל
Pattern
קִיל
Plural
גִּילִים
Inflections
ר' גִּילִים, ס' גִילֵי
Gematria
43

This is how Gil is said in other languages.

English
age
Arabic
عمر
Russian
возраст
French
âge
German
Alter

These words rhyme with Gil.

The word Gil is part of these phrases and sayings.

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

These words come before and after Gil in the dictionary.

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What does Gil (⁨גיל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gil (⁨גיל⁩) means age. It is said gil, with the stress on gil.

What rhymes with Gil (⁨גיל⁩)?

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

Is Gil (⁨גיל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gil (⁨גיל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גִּילִים⁩.

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

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