Girit (גירית) means badger in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גִּירִית
girit
noun · feminine
In English
badger
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Girit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים טורף ממחלקת היונקים המשתייך למשפחת הסמוריים. הגירית מצויה במרבית אירופה ובחלקים רבים באסיה ואורכה כשישים סנטימטרים.
The word Girit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּירִית
- Written without vowel points
- גירית
- Said
- girit
- Root
- ג־ו־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלִית
- Plural
- גִּירִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גִּירִיּוֹת; גִּירִית־
- Gematria
- 623
This is how Girit is said in other languages.
- English
- badger
- Russian
- барсук
- Spanish
- tejón
- German
- Dachs
These words rhyme with Girit.
The word Girit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גירית דבש
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The word Girit comes from the root ג־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Girit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Girit.
What does Girit (גירית) mean in Hebrew?
Girit (גירית) means badger. It is said girit, with the stress on rit.
What rhymes with Girit (גירית)?
Words that rhyme with Girit (גירית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Girit (גירית) masculine or feminine?
The word Girit (גירית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גִּירִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גירית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.