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gilguls

gilguls 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 gilguls

What is gilguls the plural of?
Gilguls is the plural of gilgul.

Words near gilguls in the dictionary

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

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