גז

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Ultimately from French gaz, itself from Dutch gas.

Noun[edit]

גָּז (gazm (plural indefinite גָּזִים, singular construct גַּז־, plural construct גָּזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (uncountable, physical chemistry) gas
  2. gas (fuel for stoves and burners)
  3. (colloquial) gas, wind, flatulence
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ג־ז־ז (g-z-z)

Noun[edit]

גֵּז (gezm [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. fleece

Etymology 3[edit]

Root
ג־ו־ז (g-w-z)

Verb[edit]

גָּז (gaz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to pass by
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • גז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading[edit]