Lexicon / H1537
גִּלְגָּל
gil.gal
  • Gilgal
  • Galilee
  • circle

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Gilgal; Galilee

§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"

the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship

§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"

dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel

Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"

a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

Another spelling of ga.lil (גָּלִיל "Galilee" H1551)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: circle

Root √גלל: גָּלַל vb roll roll away Qal roll a stone Niph roll roll up along . or Pilp and I will roll thee down from .the rocks Pō‛al garment rolled in blood (dabbed, rolled over and over). Hithpo roll oneself over and over . Hithpalp . cf. Hithpo. Hiph roll away .stone from upon mouth of well .

גִּלְגָּל n.pr.loc circle place E. of Jericho, where Isr. lay encamped place on border between Judah & Benjamin place in N. Isr. dwelling of prophets place in N. Isr. near Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal in phr. . (= (sacred)of stones)