What does גִּלָּיוֹן (gilāywōn) mean in the Bible?
גִּלָּיוֹן (gilāywōn): Smooth, bare surface as reflective medium—writing tablet or mirror—emphasizing exposed, unadorned visibility.
Hebrew · H1549
גִּלָּיוֹן
A tablet for writing (as bare ); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate )
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גִּלָּיוֹן H1549
Pronunciation gilāywōn
What does גִּלָּיוֹן (gilāywōn) mean in the Bible?
גִּלָּיוֹן (gilāywōn): Smooth, bare surface as reflective medium—writing tablet or mirror—emphasizing exposed, unadorned visibility.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1549?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and [their] mirrors (1), scroll (1).
Where does גִּלָּיוֹן (gilāywōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 3:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2).
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 and [their] mirrors 1× Isaiah 3:23
scroll 1× Isaiah 8:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row Isaiah 3:23
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Isaiah 2
Source forms
גִּלָּי֣וֹן 1x gil·lā·yō·wn Isaiah 8:1
וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ 1x wə·hag·gil·yō·nîm Isaiah 3:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 3:23
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 8:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Smooth, bare surface as reflective medium—writing tablet or mirror—emphasizing exposed, unadorned visibility.
Source Gloss
a tablet for writing (as bare ); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Smooth, bare surface as reflective medium—writing tablet or mirror—emphasizing exposed, unadorned visibility.
a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate) BDB: table Usage: glass, roll.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גִּלָּיוֹן is built from this root:
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