gilgul

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Seph. Heb. gēl go̅o̅l′; Ashk. Heb. gil′gŏŏl)


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gil•gul  (Seph. Heb. gēl go̅o̅l′; Ashk. Heb. gil′gŏŏl),USA pronunciation n., pl. gil•gu•lim (Seph. Heb. gēl go̅o̅ lēm′; Ashk. Heb. gil go̅o̅′lim).USA pronunciation [Jewish Folklore.]
  1. Judaismthe soul of a dead person that passes into another living body to assume a new existence and atone for past sins. Cf. dybbuk.
  • Hebrew gilgul metamorphosis, literally, rolling, revolving
  • Yiddish gilgl literally, transmigration, metamorphosis


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