גָּלִיל
ga.lilNounH1551
Galilee
From: or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as H1550 (גָּלִיל); a circle (with the article);
Short Definition
Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Galilee = "circuit, district" 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
4 timesAppears 4 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Joshua
2
1 Kings
1
2 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 9:11
- 2 Kings 15:29
- Joshua 20:7
- Joshua 21:32
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