What does גְלִילָה · פְּלֶשֶׁת mean in the Bible?
גְלִילָה · פְּלֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "regions of Philistia".
Hebrew · H1552, H6429
גְּלִילוֹת פְּלָשֶׁת
A circuit or region · Pelesheth , a region of Syria
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גְלִילָהH1552a circuit or region
פְּלֶשֶׁתH6429Pelesheth , a region of Syria
Pronunciationpĕlešet
A geopolitical adversary territory; synecdochically denotes both the land and its inhabitants throughout OT narrative.
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גְלִילָה · פְּלֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "regions of Philistia".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1552, H6429?
H1552, H6429 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. regions of Philistia
Strong'sH1552, H6429
Lexical occurrences13 versesSource Gloss
regions of Philistia
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּלִילוֹת פְּלָשֶׁת is built from this root:
גָּלִילH1550