Word Study · Strong's H1550 · Hebrew

גָּלִיל

galil

gaw-leel'

Strong's 1890 spelling: gâlîyl

“a valve of a folding door (as turning)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)

Rendered in the KJV as

folding, ring.

4
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

גְּלִילֵ֣י1
גְּלִ֥ילֵי1
גְּלִילִ֔ים1
גְּלִילִֽים׃1

How it is rendered · 3

[were] revolving2
[are] rods of1
rods of1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · masculine plural2
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmpa · 2
HNcmpc · 2

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Kings2 of 4 · 50%
Esther1 of 4 · 25%
Song of Solomon1 of 4 · 25%

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1 Kings2 occurrences

Esther1 occurrence

Esther 1:6גְּלִ֥ילֵיgelileinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.here: rods of

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 5:14גְּלִילֵ֣יgelileinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.here: [are] rods of

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled גָּלִיל

H1551 · 6×

גָּלִיל

Galil

“Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine”

Read 1 Kings 6:34 in context →