Strong's H1537 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (Gilgâl)

Pronunciation: ghil-gawl'

POS: ghil-gawl' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: the same as (with the article as a properly, noun);

Definition: the same as גִּלְגָּל (with the article as a properly, noun); Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine; Gilgal. See also בֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל.

KJV Usage: Gilgal. See also .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"
• 2. 1) 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
• 3. 2) dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel
• 4. 3) a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

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