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Definition of Gimel
1. Noun. The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Generic synonyms: Alphabetic Character, Letter, Letter Of The Alphabet
Definition of Gimel
1. Proper noun. A Swiss comune. ¹
2. Noun. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabet (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gimel
1. a Hebrew letter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimel
Literary usage of Gimel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Ramsay Weston Rhipps (1895)
"... Moreau—Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus by one of his ministers—Fouch<5's
denunciations—Duels at Hamburg—M. de gimel —The Hamburg Correspondant—Letter from ..."
2. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"... and sends Gioconda usually at the interval of a third; ever, substitutes a
narcotic for the gimel. Discant for two voices, to administer poison. ..."