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| Gaon | ||
| (Hebrew, "eminence, excellence"). Title given to the head of the Babylonian academy and later to distinguished Talmud scholars in the 6th to 12th centuries. |
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| Gemara | ||
| (Hebrew, "completion"). Commentary on the Mishnah. The Gemara and the Mishnah constitute the Talmud. See Jewish Texts: Talmud. |
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| get | ||
| Divorce decree granted by a bet din. See Jewish Life Events: Divorce. |
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| gezeirah | ||
| Rabbinic law designed to prevent accidental violation of a mitzvah. See Jewish Practices: Rabbinic Law. |
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| gilgul | ||
| (Hebrew, "transmigration"). The Jewish doctrine of the transmigration (reincarnation) of souls, taught by the founder of Karaism and found also in kabbalistic writings. |
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| goy | ||
| (Hebrew, "nation"; Yiddish, "Gentile"). Non-Jew. Sometimes used pejoratively, but the word itself is not negative. |
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