גמד

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
⁧ג־מ־ד⁩ (g-m-d)

The meaning attributed in Modern Israeli Hebrew to the Biblical Hebrew word gamád is based upon Rashi's commentary on the Hebrew Bible, specifically Ezekiel 27:11, where he interprets the plural form of ⁧גַמָּד⁩ (gamád) as synonym to ⁧נַנָּס⁩ (nanás). In Modern times, the meaning of the word has been expanded also to denote various imaginary creatures from European mythologies, especially gnomes and dwarfs.

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Noun

⁧גַּמָּד⁩ • (gamád) m (plural indefinite ⁧גַּמָּדִים⁩, feminine counterpart ⁧גַּמֶּדֶת⁩) [pattern: ⁧קַטָּל⁩]

  1. dwarf
  2. midget
  3. gnome

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Verb

⁧גִּמֵּד⁩ • (giméd) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ⁧גימד⁩

References
  • “⁧גמד⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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