Jamus (ג'מוס) means buffalo in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
buffalo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Jamus.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין בקר גדול וחזק, בעל פרווה דקה ושחורה וקרניים גדולות. חי בקרבת מקווי־מים, ונוהג לרבוץ בהם ברוב שעות היום.
- 2סלנגאדם גדול ושרירי.
The word Jamus is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָ'מוּס
- Written without vowel points
- ג'מוס
- Said
- jamus
- Plural
- גָ'מוּסִים
- Inflections
- ר' גָ'מוּסִים
- Gematria
- 109
This is how Jamus is said in other languages.
- English
- buffalo
- Arabic
- جاموس
- Russian
- буйвол
- French
- buffle
- Spanish
- búfalo
- German
- buffalo
These words mean nearly the same as Jamus.
- בופלו
- כוי
- תאוbuffalo
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These words rhyme with Jamus.
These words come before and after Jamus in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Jamus.
What does Jamus (ג'מוס) mean in Hebrew?
Jamus (ג'מוס) means buffalo. It is said jamus, with the stress on mus.
What is a synonym for Jamus (ג'מוס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Jamus (ג'מוס) are בופלו, כוי, and תאו.
What rhymes with Jamus (ג'מוס)?
Words that rhyme with Jamus (ג'מוס) include סוס, דפוס, עמוס, טיפוס, נימוס, and סחוס.
Is Jamus (ג'מוס) masculine or feminine?
The word Jamus (ג'מוס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גָ'מוּסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ג'מוס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.