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ORIGINALRH-012
Hebrew Letters · The Hebrew Letters
Gimel
RH-012HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
ג
Transliterationgimel
Plain meaningGimel
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Gimel
Gimel is read with a g sound in the main pronunciation used here. Some historical and living Jewish traditions preserve additional distinctions in the Begadkefat letters, but a beginning reader first needs secure visual recognition of the letter ג. Its lower stroke helps distinguish it from nearby shapes.
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gimel
READINGApproved transliteration
Gimel
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
גָּדוֹל — gadol — great/big · גַּן — gan — garden
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