Hebrew · H1530, G4677 · unreviewed

גַּל

Something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves ) · lily; Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess

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גַּל H1530 something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves )
Pronunciation gal
Rolling motion unifies disparate senses: heap (rolled together), wave (rolling water), spring (water rolling forth).
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Σουσάννα G4677 lily; Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess
Pronunciation Sousánna
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What does גַּל (gal) mean in the Bible?

גַּל · Σουσάννα is a Hebrew word meaning "a heap or mound of ruins".

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Meaning

a heap or mound of ruins
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