"גרות" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: גירות [canonical, feminine], גֵּרוּת [canonical, feminine], gerút [romanization]
Etymology: From גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út). Etymology templates: {{af|he|גֵּר <t:sojourner, convert to Judaism>|־וּת <id:nominal>}} גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út) Head templates: {{he-noun|dwv=גֵּרוּת|g=f|tr=gerút|wv=גירות}} גירות / גֵּרוּת • (gerút) f
  1. conversion to Judaism Related terms: גִּיּוּר (giyúr) (english: conversion to Judaism), גֵּר (ger) [masculine], גיורת (giyóret) (english: a convert to Judaism) [feminine], גִּיֹּרֶת (giyóret) (english: a convert to Judaism) [feminine], התגייר (hitgayér) (english: to convert to Judaism), הִתְגַּיֵּר (hitgayér) (english: to convert to Judaism)
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    [
      "גֵּר",
      "גר#Hebrew"
    ],
    [
      "־וּת",
      "־ות#Hebrew:_nominal"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "גֵּר\n<t:sojourner, convert to Judaism>",
        "3": "־וּת\n<id:nominal>"
      },
      "expansion": "גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "גירות",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "גֵּרוּת",
      "links": [
        [
          "גֵּרוּת",
          "גרות"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerút",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dwv": "גֵּרוּת",
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "gerút",
        "wv": "גירות"
      },
      "expansion": "גירות / גֵּרוּת • (gerút) f",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (nominal)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "conversion to Judaism"
      ],
      "id": "en-גרות-he-noun-q4VCAi2i",
      "links": [
        [
          "conversion",
          "conversion"
        ],
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "english": "conversion to Judaism",
          "roman": "giyúr",
          "translation": "conversion to Judaism",
          "word": "גִּיּוּר"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ger",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גֵּר"
        },
        {
          "english": "a convert to Judaism",
          "roman": "giyóret",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "translation": "a convert to Judaism",
          "word": "גיורת"
        },
        {
          "english": "a convert to Judaism",
          "roman": "giyóret",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "translation": "a convert to Judaism",
          "word": "גִּיֹּרֶת"
        },
        {
          "english": "to convert to Judaism",
          "roman": "hitgayér",
          "translation": "to convert to Judaism",
          "word": "התגייר"
        },
        {
          "english": "to convert to Judaism",
          "roman": "hitgayér",
          "translation": "to convert to Judaism",
          "word": "הִתְגַּיֵּר"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "גרות"
}
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  "etymology_links": [
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    ],
    [
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    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "גֵּר\n<t:sojourner, convert to Judaism>",
        "3": "־וּת\n<id:nominal>"
      },
      "expansion": "גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From גֵּר (gér, “sojourner, convert to Judaism”) + ־וּת (-út).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "גירות",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "גֵּרוּת",
      "links": [
        [
          "גֵּרוּת",
          "גרות"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerút",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dwv": "גֵּרוּת",
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "gerút",
        "wv": "גירות"
      },
      "expansion": "גירות / גֵּרוּת • (gerút) f",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "conversion to Judaism",
      "roman": "giyúr",
      "translation": "conversion to Judaism",
      "word": "גִּיּוּר"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ger",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גֵּר"
    },
    {
      "english": "a convert to Judaism",
      "roman": "giyóret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "a convert to Judaism",
      "word": "גיורת"
    },
    {
      "english": "a convert to Judaism",
      "roman": "giyóret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "a convert to Judaism",
      "word": "גִּיֹּרֶת"
    },
    {
      "english": "to convert to Judaism",
      "roman": "hitgayér",
      "translation": "to convert to Judaism",
      "word": "התגייר"
    },
    {
      "english": "to convert to Judaism",
      "roman": "hitgayér",
      "translation": "to convert to Judaism",
      "word": "הִתְגַּיֵּר"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew feminine nouns",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (nominal)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "conversion to Judaism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conversion",
          "conversion"
        ],
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "גרות"
}

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