English
gilgul
Gilgul comes from Hebrew גלגול ‘the act of rolling’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentגלגול‘the act of rolling’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001gilgul
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentגלגול‘the act of rolling’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001gilgul
Earliest quotation: 2001, The Torah U-Madda Journal: “Abravanel, for example, chooses to argue at length in…”
Every English word from Hebrew גלגול
Today it means
noun reincarnation, metempsychosis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew גלגול / gilgul