Gzera (גזירה) means decree in Hebrew.
It can also mean ordinance and restrictive rule. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
decree, ordinance, restrictive rule
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gzera.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תקנה או חוק שיש בהם כדי להגביל ולהקשות, צו.
- 2גורל. לפי האמונה, מה שנגזר על אדם משמים.
- 3על פי חז"ל, מקום שההר גזור, מצוק תלול ומניין שבצוק – תלמוד לומר גזרה.
The word Gzera is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּזֵרָה
- Written without vowel points
- גזירה
- Said
- gzera
- Root
- ג־ז־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- גְּזֵרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גְּזֵרוֹת; גְּזֵרַת־, ר' גְּזֵרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 225
This is how Gzera is said in other languages.
- English
- decree, ordinance, restrictive rule
- Arabic
- مَرْسوم, أَمْر, قضاء وقدر
These words rhyme with Gzera.
The word Gzera is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גזרה מן השמים
- ארץ גזרה
- גזרה שאין הציבור יכול לעמוד בה
- גזרה שווה
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The word Gzera comes from the root ג־ז־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Gzera in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gzera.
What does Gzera (גזירה) mean in Hebrew?
Gzera (גזירה) means decree, ordinance, and restrictive rule. It is said gzera, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Gzera (גזירה)?
Words that rhyme with Gzera (גזירה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Gzera (גזירה) masculine or feminine?
The word Gzera (גזירה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גְּזֵרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גזרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.