Gilalai — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּלֲלַי

גִּלֲלַי

Gilălay · pronounced ghe-lal-ah'-ee · Strong's H1562 · a man

Gilalai means dungy.

Built from

גֵּלֶל gêlel (from, H1561) — dung (plural balls of dung) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1561; dungy; Gilalai, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 12:36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gilalai

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

Neh 12:36

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