Strong's H1551 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: גָּלִיל (Gâlîyl)

Pronunciation: gaw-leel'

POS: gaw-leel' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: or (prolonged) ; the same as ; a circle (with the article);

Definition: or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as גָּלִיל; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine; Galilee.

KJV Usage: Galilee.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Galilee = "circuit, district"
• 2. 1) a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1056

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