What does גְלִילָה mean in the Bible?
גְלִילָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a circuit or region".
Hebrew · H1552
גְלִילָה
A circuit or region
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גְלִילָה H1552
What does גְלִילָה mean in the Bible?
גְלִילָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a circuit or region".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1552?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Geliloth (2), region (1), the regions (1), the territory (1).
Where does גְלִילָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 13:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (3), Ezekiel (1), Joel (1).
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 Geliloth 2× Joshua 22:10, Joshua 22:11
region 1× Ezekiel 47:8
the regions 1× Joel 3:4
the territory 1× Joshua 13:2
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 13:2 גְּלִיל֥וֹת to the territory Noun - feminine plural construct Joshua 22:10 גְּלִיל֣וֹת to Geliloth Noun - feminine plural construct Joshua 22:11 גְּלִילוֹת֙ to Geliloth Noun - feminine plural construct Ezekiel 47:8 הַגְּלִילָה֙ to region Article | Noun - feminine singular Joel 3:4 גְּלִיל֣וֹת to the regions Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 13:2
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Joshua 3 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1
Source forms
גְּלִיל֣וֹת 2x gə·lî·lō·wṯ Joshua 22:10, Joel 3:4
גְּלִיל֥וֹת 1x gə·lî·lō·wṯ Joshua 13:2
גְּלִילוֹת֙ 1x gə·lî·lō·wṯ Joshua 22:11
הַגְּלִילָה֙ 1x hag·gə·lî·lāh Ezekiel 47:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 4x Joshua 13:2, Joshua 22:10, Joshua 22:11, Joel 3:4
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 47:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a circuit or region
Source Gloss
a circuit or region
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a circuit or region BDB: circuit Usage: border, coast, country.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְלִילָה is built from this root:
גָּלִיל H1550
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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