Mishmar hagvul (משמר הגבול) means border guard in Hebrew.
It can also mean frontier guard. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִשְׁמַר הַגְּבוּל
mishmar hagvul
noun · masculine
In English
border guard, frontier guard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mishmar hagvul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יחידת שיטור המופקדת על שמירת גבולותיה של מדינה מפני חדירת אויבים, מסתננים, מבריחים וכו'. בישראל מסייע משמר הגבול גם בשמירה על הסדר הציבורי ואכיפת החוק.
The word Mishmar hagvul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִשְׁמַר הַגְּבוּל
- Written without vowel points
- משמר הגבול
- Said
- mishmar hagvul
- Plural
- מִשְׁמָרוֹת הַגְּבוּל
- Inflections
- ר' מִשְׁמָרוֹת הַגְּבוּל
- Gematria
- 626
This is how Mishmar hagvul is said in other languages.
- English
- border guard, frontier guard
- Arabic
- حرس الحدود
- Russian
- пограничные войска
- French
- garde-frontière
- German
- Grenzschutz
These words come before and after Mishmar hagvul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mishmar hagvul.
What does Mishmar hagvul (משמר הגבול) mean in Hebrew?
Mishmar hagvul (משמר הגבול) means border guard and frontier guard. It is said mishmar hagvul, with the stress on mar.
Is Mishmar hagvul (משמר הגבול) masculine or feminine?
The word Mishmar hagvul (משמר הגבול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִשְׁמָרוֹת הַגְּבוּל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משמר הגבול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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