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gimel

gi·mel

UK/ˈɡɪ.məl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Origin

From Hebrew גימל (gimel); ultimately from Proto-Semitic word for a weapon which was debatably either a staff sling or a throwing stick. Doublet of gamma.

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