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גֻּלָּה

A fountain , bowl or globe (all as round )

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גֻּלָּהH1543
Pronunciationgûlāh

What does גֻּלָּה (gûlāh) mean in the Bible?

גֻּלָּה (gûlāh): Rounded vessels or water sources; emphasis on spherical shape unites diverse physical referents.

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What does גֻּלָּה (gûlāh) mean in the Bible?

גֻּלָּה (gûlāh): Rounded vessels or water sources; emphasis on spherical shape unites diverse physical referents.

How does the BSB render H1543?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include springs (4), - (2), bowl-shaped (2), bowls (2), the bowl-shaped (2).

Where does גֻּלָּה (gûlāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 15:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (3), 2 Chronicles (3), Joshua (3), Judges (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
springs4×Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:15
-2×Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:15
bowl-shaped2×1 Kings 7:41, 2 Chronicles 4:12
bowls2×1 Kings 7:41, 2 Chronicles 4:12
the bowl-shaped2×1 Kings 7:42, 2 Chronicles 4:13
a bowl1×Zechariah 4:2
bowl1×Ecclesiastes 12:6
of the bowl1×Zechariah 4:3
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 15:19גֻּלֹּ֣תtospringsNoun - feminine plural constructJoshua 15:19גֻּלֹּ֥תto-Noun - feminine pluralJoshua 15:19גֻּלֹּ֣תtospringsNoun - feminine pluralJudges 1:15גֻּלֹּ֣תtospringsNoun - feminine plural constructJudges 1:15גֻּלֹּ֥תto-Noun - feminine plural constructJudges 1:15גֻּלֹּ֣תtospringsNoun - feminine plural construct1 Kings 7:41וְגֻלֹּ֧תtobowl-shapedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1 Kings 7:41גֻּלֹּ֣תtobowlsNoun - feminine plural construct1 Kings 7:42גֻּלֹּ֣תtothe bowl-shapedNoun - feminine plural construct2 Chronicles 4:12וְהַגֻּלּ֧וֹתtobowl-shapedConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowJoshua 15:19
Aligned rows15
Books represented6
Joshua3Judges31 Kings32 Chronicles3Ecclesiastes1Zechariah2
Source forms
גֻּלֹּ֣ת6xgul·lōṯJoshua 15:19, Judges 1:15, 1 Kings 7:41, 1 Kings 7:42
גֻּלּ֣וֹת2xgul·lō·wṯ2 Chronicles 4:12, 2 Chronicles 4:13
גֻּלֹּ֥ת2xgul·lōṯJoshua 15:19, Judges 1:15
גֻּלַּ֣ת1xgul·laṯEcclesiastes 12:6
הַגֻּלָּ֔ה1xhag·gul·lāhZechariah 4:3
וְגֻלָּ֣הּ1xwə·ḡul·lå̄hZechariah 4:2
וְגֻלֹּ֧ת1xwə·ḡul·lōṯ1 Kings 7:41
וְהַגֻּלּ֧וֹת1xwə·hag·gul·lō·wṯ2 Chronicles 4:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct8xJoshua 15:19, Judges 1:15, 1 Kings 7:41, 1 Kings 7:42
Noun - feminine plural2xJoshua 15:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xZechariah 4:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1x1 Kings 7:41
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xZechariah 4:2
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1x2 Chronicles 4:12
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEcclesiastes 12:6
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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