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ʾelgāvīš אֶלְגָּבִישׁ ‘hail’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾēl אֵל ‘god’ and gāvīš גָּבִישׁ ‘crystal’
Roots: אל גבישׁ

ʾelgāvīš n, m
1) hail (lit. -pearls of God)

Mentioned in Ezekiel 13:11, 13:13, 38:22

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