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Gimgum (גמגום) means stutter in Hebrew.

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

גִּמְגּוּם
gimgum
noun · masculine
In English

stutter

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Gimgum.

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

  1. 1
    הפרעת דיבר שבה יש התקשות בהגייה רהוטה של הברות ומילים וכן הפסקות בלתי רצוניות בדיבור שבהן המגמגם אינו מסוגל כלל להפיק צליל דיבור.

The word Gimgum is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גִּמְגּוּם
Written without vowel points
גמגום
Said
gimgum
Root
ג־מ־ג־מ
Pattern
קִטּוּל
Plural
גִּמְגּוּמִים
Inflections
ר' גִּמְגּוּמִים; גִּמְגּוּם־, ר' גִּמְגּוּמֵי־
Gematria
92

This is how Gimgum is said in other languages.

English
stutter
Russian
заикание
French
bégaiement
Spanish
tartamudeo
German
Stottern

These words mean nearly the same as Gimgum.

  • כובד לשון
  • כובד פה

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These words rhyme with Gimgum.

These words come before and after Gimgum in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gimgum.

What does Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) means stutter. It is said gimgum, with the stress on gum.

What is a synonym for Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) are ⁨כובד לשון⁩ and ⁨כובד פה⁩.

What rhymes with Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) include ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, ⁨תשלום⁩, ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨שום⁩, and ⁨זיהום⁩.

Is Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gimgum (⁨גמגום⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גִּמְגּוּמִים⁩.

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

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