Gimels

/ɡɪˈmɛlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of gimel; multiple instances of the Hebrew letter gimel, or plural of gimel as a unit or symbol.

Etymology

Plural form of 'gimel,' formed regularly by adding '-s'.

Kelly Says

Hebrew scholars studying Torah might talk about counting 'gimels' in sacred texts—the letter appears with different frequencies in different sections, and rabbinical tradition sometimes invested numerological significance in these letter counts.

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