What does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) mean in the Bible?
גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine".
Hebrew · H1537
גִּלְגָּל
Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine
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גִּלְגָּל H1537
Pronunciation gilĕgāl
What does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) mean in the Bible?
גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1537?
The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at Gilgal (13), Gilgal (11), to Gilgal (11), in Gilgal (2), . . . (1).
Where does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 11:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (13), Joshua (13), Amos (3), Hosea (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It at Gilgal 13× Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 10:6
Gilgal 11× Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:7, Joshua 10:9
to Gilgal 11× 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 10:8, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 11:15
in Gilgal 2× Joshua 12:23, Hosea 12:11
. . . 1× 1 Samuel 11:15
appears at Gilgal 1× Hosea 9:15
there at Gilgal 1× Joshua 4:20
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 11:30 הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל to Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 4:19 בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל to at Gilgal Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 4:20 בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ to there at Gilgal Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 5:9 גִּלְגָּ֔ל to Gilgal Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 5:10 בַּגִּלְגָּ֑ל to at Gilgal Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 9:6 הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל to at Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:6 הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה to at Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 10:7 הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל to Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:9 הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ to Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:15 הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ to at Gilgal Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 11:30
Aligned rows 40
Books represented 9
Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 13 Judges 2 1 Samuel 13 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 2 Hosea 3 Amos 3 Micah 1
Source forms
הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל 4x hag·gil·gāl Deuteronomy 11:30, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 13:12, Micah 6:5
הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל 4x hag·gil·gāl Joshua 10:7, Joshua 15:7, 1 Samuel 11:15, Hosea 4:15
הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ 4x hag·gil·gāl Joshua 10:9, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 15:12, 2 Kings 2:1
בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל 3x bag·gil·gāl Joshua 4:19, Joshua 14:6, 1 Samuel 11:15
הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל 3x hag·gil·gāl Joshua 9:6, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 13:8
הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל 3x hag·gil·gāl Judges 2:1, 1 Samuel 13:15, Amos 4:4
בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ 2x bag·gil·gāl Joshua 4:20, 1 Samuel 15:21
בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל 1x ḇag·gil·gāl 1 Samuel 13:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 20x Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 10:7, Joshua 10:9
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 10x Joshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 14:6
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 6x Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:15, Joshua 10:43, 2 Samuel 19:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 1 Samuel 7:16, Amos 5:5
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 5:9
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 12:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine
Source Gloss
Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine
Extended definition
Gilgal. See also 1019 .
Word Origins
גִּלְגָּל is built from this root:
גִּלְגָּל H1536
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain