גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. skull (anatomy)
2. head (single individual when counting) (usually in the plural)
Pronunciation
gulgólet
Examples3
גֻּלְגֹּלֶת הָאָדָם מֻרְכֶּבֶת מ 23 עצמות נפרדות.
The human skull consists of 23 bones.
הַיֶּלֶד נָפַל מֵהָאוֹפַנַּיִם וְסָדַק אֵת גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ.
The boy fell off the bicycle and fractured his skull.
בבְּדִיקָה מַעֲמִיקָה יוֹתֵר הִתְגַּלָּה שֶׁהַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת רוסקה במַכָּה כְּבֵדָה.
Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.