Gula (גולה) means orb in Hebrew.
It can also mean spring and marble. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֻּלָּה
gula
noun · feminine
In English
orb, spring, marble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gula.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק עגול או כדורי.
עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵרָתֵק חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף וְתָרוּץ גֻּלַּת הַזָּהָב
- 2(בעיקר בצירוף: גֻּלֹּת מָיִם) מעין.
וַתֹּאמֶר תְּנָה לִּי בְרָכָה, כִּי אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב נְתַתָּנִי; וְנָתַתָּה לִי גֻּלֹּת מָיִם.
- 3סלנג, משחקיםכדור קטן עשוי חומר קשה ושקוף.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gula is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֻּלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- גולה
- Said
- gula
- Root
- ג־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- גֻּלּוֹת
- Inflections
- גֻּלַּת־; ר' גֻּלּוֹת
- Gematria
- 44
This is how Gula is said in other languages.
- English
- orb, spring, marble
These words rhyme with Gula.
The word Gula is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Gula comes from the root ג־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Gula in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gula.
What does Gula (גולה) mean in Hebrew?
Gula (גולה) means orb, spring, and marble. It is said gula, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Gula (גולה)?
Words that rhyme with Gula (גולה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Gula (גולה) masculine or feminine?
The word Gula (גולה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גֻּלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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