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gilgulim

gilgulim is the plural of gilgul.

Meaning of gilgul

Noun

gilgul (plural gilgulim)

  1. (Judaism) reincarnation, metempsychosis
    • Abravanel, for example, chooses to argue at length in favor of gilgulim in his commentary on the section of the Torah that discusses yibbum.2001, The Torah U-Madda Journal, volume 10, page 9

Questions about gilgulim

What is gilgulim the plural of?
Gilgulim is the plural of gilgul.

Words near gilgulim in the dictionary

  1. gilgies
  2. Gilgit
  3. Gilgit-Baltistan
  4. Gilgooma
  5. gilgul
  6. gilgulim
  7. gilguls
  8. Gilgunnia
  9. gilguy
  10. gilguys
  11. Gilham

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