Goses (גוסס) means dying in Hebrew.
It can also mean moribund. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dying, moribund
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Goses.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שעומד למות; מי שנמצא בשלביה האחרונים של מחלה סופנית.
- 2בהשאלהקרוב לקיצו; הנתון בסכנת קיום.
The word Goses is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גּוֹסֵס
- Written without vowel points
- גוסס
- Said
- goses
- Root
- ג־ס־ס
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- גּוֹסְסִים
- Feminine form
- גּוֹסֶסֶת
- Inflections
- ר' גּוֹסְסִים, נ' גּוֹסֶסֶת, נ"ר גּוֹסְסוֹת
- Gematria
- 129
This is how Goses is said in other languages.
- English
- dying, moribund
- Arabic
- يحتضر
These words mean nearly the same as Goses.
- נוטה למות
- שכיב מרעbedridden
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These words rhyme with Goses.
The word Goses comes from the root ג־ס־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Goses in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Goses.
What does Goses (גוסס) mean in Hebrew?
Goses (גוסס) means dying and moribund. It is said goses, with the stress on ses.
What is a synonym for Goses (גוסס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Goses (גוסס) are נוטה למות and שכיב מרע.
What rhymes with Goses (גוסס)?
Words that rhyme with Goses (גוסס) include נס, פרדס, ממס, נס, נס, and אינטרס.
Is Goses (גוסס) masculine or feminine?
The word Goses (גוסס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גּוֹסְסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גוסס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.