HebrewH1537Noun

גִּלְגָּל

gil.gal

35Occurrences
H1537Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine

the same as H1536 (גִּלְגָּל) (with the article as a properly, noun);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling" 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

גִּלְגָּל appears 35 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Joshua
13
1 Samuel
12
2 Kings
2
Amos
2
Hosea
2
Judges
2
Deuteronomy
1
Micah
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 10:8BSB

And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”

1 Samuel 13:15BSB

Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

Amos 4:4BSB

“Go to Bethel and transgress;rebel even more at Gilgal!Bring your sacrifices every morning,your tithes every three days.

Joshua 10:6BSB

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

Joshua 15:7BSB

Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

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