Gulgolet (גולגולת) means skull in Hebrew.
It can also mean cranium. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
skull, cranium
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gulgolet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קופסת הראש של החולייתנים הבנוייה מעצמות ובתוכה נמצא המוח, ותפקידה הוא להגן עליו מפני חבלות.
וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ אִשָּׁה אַחַת פֶּלַח רֶכֶב עַל-רֹאשׁ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ, וַתָּרִץ אֶת-גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gulgolet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- גולגולת
- Said
- gulgolet
- Root
- ג־ל־ג־ל
- Pattern
- קֻטֹּלֶת
- Plural
- גֻּלְגָּלוֹת או גֻּלְגּוֹלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גֻּלְגָּלוֹת או גֻּלְגּוֹלוֹת; כ' גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ
- Gematria
- 478
This is how Gulgolet is said in other languages.
- English
- skull, cranium
- Arabic
- جمجمة
- Russian
- череп
- French
- crâne
- Spanish
- calavera, cráneo
- German
- Schädel, Kranium
These words mean nearly the same as Gulgolet.
These words rhyme with Gulgolet.
The word Gulgolet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גלגלת המת
- לחץ תוך גלגלתי
- מס גולגולת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gulgolet comes from the root ג־ל־ג־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Gulgolet comes from.
המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. כגון; ארמית: גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא; ערבית: جُمْجُمَة אכדית: 6911; אמהרית: ጭንቅላት; ואפילו במצרית: jnn.t.
These words come before and after Gulgolet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gulgolet.
What does Gulgolet (גולגולת) mean in Hebrew?
Gulgolet (גולגולת) means skull and cranium. It is said gulgolet, with the stress on go.
What is a synonym for Gulgolet (גולגולת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gulgolet (גולגולת) are קודקוד.
What rhymes with Gulgolet (גולגולת)?
Words that rhyme with Gulgolet (גולגולת) include יכולת, פסולת, שיבולת, סולת, תקבולת, and תרנגולת.
Is Gulgolet (גולגולת) masculine or feminine?
The word Gulgolet (גולגולת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גֻּלְגָּלוֹת או גֻּלְגּוֹלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלגלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.