גמד

גמד

Hebrew

Root
ג־מ־ד‎ (g-m-d)

Etymology

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.

Noun

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

1. dwarf
2. midget
3. gnome

Synonyms

• נַנָּס‎ (“nanás”)

Derived terms

• גמדות‎
• גמדי‎

Related terms

• גימד‎

References

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

Further reading

• גמדות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he