Hebrew · H1537

גִּלְגָּל

Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine

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גִּלְגָּלH1537

Pronunciationgilĕgāl

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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What does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) mean in the Bible?

גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gilgal , the name of three places in Palestine".

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 Gilgal13×Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 10:6

Gilgal11×Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:7, Joshua 10:9

to Gilgal11×1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 10:8, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 11:15

in Gilgal2×Joshua 12:23, Hosea 12:11

. . .1×1 Samuel 11:15

appears at Gilgal1×Hosea 9:15

there at Gilgal1×Joshua 4:20

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 11:30

Aligned rows40

Books represented9

Deuteronomy1Joshua13Judges21 Samuel132 Samuel22 Kings2Hosea3Amos3Micah1

Source forms

הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל4xhag·gil·gālDeuteronomy 11:30, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 13:12, Micah 6:5

הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל4xhag·gil·gālJoshua 10:7, Joshua 15:7, 1 Samuel 11:15, Hosea 4:15

הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃4xhag·gil·gālJoshua 10:9, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 15:12, 2 Kings 2:1

בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל3xbag·gil·gālJoshua 4:19, Joshua 14:6, 1 Samuel 11:15

הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל3xhag·gil·gālJoshua 9:6, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 13:8

הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל3xhag·gil·gālJudges 2:1, 1 Samuel 13:15, Amos 4:4

בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃2xbag·gil·gālJoshua 4:20, 1 Samuel 15:21

בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל1xḇag·gil·gāl1 Samuel 13:7

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular20xDeuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 10:7, Joshua 10:9

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular10xJoshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 14:6

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular6xJoshua 10:6, Joshua 10:15, Joshua 10:43, 2 Samuel 19:15

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular2x1 Samuel 7:16, Amos 5:5

Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJoshua 5:9

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJoshua 12:23

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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גִּלְגָּל

What does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) mean in the Bible?

What does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1537?

Where does גִּלְגָּל (gilĕgāl) appear in Scripture?

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