גורל

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic جَرَل‎ (jaral, “pebble”).

Noun

גּוֹרָל • (gōrāl) m (plural indefinite גוֹרָלוֹת‎, singular construct גוֹרַל־)

A lot
One's allotted portion, the result of drawing lots

Descendants

English: coral
Latin: corallium
Ancient Greek: κοράλλιον (korállion)

References

“גורל‎” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
H1486 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גּוֹרָל‎.

Noun

גורל • (goyrl) m, plural גורלות‎ (goyroles)

fate, destiny

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