גָּמַל
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to wean (from mother's milk)
2. to wean (from alcohol, drugs, or other addiction) (by extension)
3. to ripen (biblical)
4. to recompense, repay someone
Pronunciation
gamál
Examples11
אֲנִי צָרִיךְ להַגָּמַל ממנה.
I need to get over her.
תּוֹם תִּגְמֹל אֵת מרי.
Tom rewarded Mary.
לֹא קַל להַיִּגְמֹל מִמִּנְהָג גָּרוּעַ.
It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit.
הַלְוַאי שֶׁהָיִיתִי יָכֹל לִגְמֹל לך עֹל טוֹב לבך.
I wish we could repay your kindness.
אַחֲרֵי שֶׁהִיא גָּמְלָה אֵת לא-רוחמה היא הרתה שׁוּב וְיָלְדָה בֵּן.
After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
קָשֶׁה להַיִּגְמֹל מֵהֶרְגֵּלִים מגונים.
Once you've formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.