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Tilde in Hebrew is גַּל (gál).

It can also be said זרקא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

גַּל
gál
noun · masculine
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In English

tilde

/ˈtɪldə/ /ˈtɪldi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for tilde as a noun.

diacritical mark

This is more about the Hebrew word גַּל.

Written with vowel points
גַּל
Written without vowel points
גל
Said
gál
Plural
גַּלִּים
Its meanings in English
tilde, mound, heap, wave

The Hebrew dictionary's page for גל, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with tilde.

These words come before and after tilde in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨tilde⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨tilde⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨tilde⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גַּל⁩, said gál. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גל⁩. Its plural is ⁨גַּלִּים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨tilde⁩?

Besides ⁨גל⁩, ⁨tilde⁩ can be said ⁨זַרְקָא⁩ (zarqá), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨גל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גל⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨גל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨tilde⁩, ⁨גל⁩ can mean ⁨mound, heap and wave⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tilde and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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