No. 875 in Hebrew
גל
Wave.
In a sentence
גלים מתנפצים אל החוף.
Waves crash onto the shore.
In this sentence, 'גלים' (waves) refers to water waves in the sea.
גל של חום עבר בעיר.
A heatwave swept through the city.
Here, 'גל' (wave) is used metaphorically to describe a phenomenon, a wave of heat.
גל של שמחה הציף אותי כשהשמועה הגיעה.
A wave of joy overwhelmed me when the news arrived.
In this instance, 'גל' (wave) is employed figuratively to express a surge of emotional intensity.
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