HebrewH1562Proper Noun (Masculine)

גִּלֲלַי

gi.la.lay

“Gilalai”

1Occurrences

H1562Strong's #

Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Gilalai, an Israelite

from H1561 (גֵּלֶל); dungy;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; son of: Jonathan (H3129K); brother of: Zechariah (H2148Z), Shemaiah (H8098V), Azarel (H5832J), Milalai (H4450), Maai (H4597), Nethanel (H5417P), Judah (H3063K) and Hanani (H2607K) § Gilalai "weighty" a Levitical musician, one of the priest's sons at the consecration of the wall of Jerusalem

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

גִּלֲלַי appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah

Key Passages

Nehemiah 12:36BSB

and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.