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HebrewH1555Proper Noun (Masculine)

גׇּלְיַת

gol.yat

5Occurrences
H1555Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Goljath, a Philistine

perhaps from H1540 (גָּלָה); exile;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A) § Goliath = "splendour" the Philistine giant of Gath slain by David's sling

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

גׇּלְיַת appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 20:5BSB

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

1 Samuel 17:4BSB

Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

1 Samuel 17:23BSB

And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.

1 Samuel 22:10BSB

Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

2 Samuel 21:19BSB

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

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