Gilgal — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּלְגָּל

גִּלְגָּל

Gilgâl · pronounced ghil-gawl' · Strong's H1537 · a place

Gilgal means Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.

Built from

גִּלְגָּל gilgâl (the same as, H1536) — a variation of H1534 open in the lexicon ›

בֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל Bêyth hag-Gilgâl (see also, H1019) — house of Gilgal (or rolling) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H1536 (with the article as a properly, noun); Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.

First appearance

Deut 11:30 Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh? (KJV)

Every verse that names Gilgal

39 occurrences in 39 verses — Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, Nehemiah, Hosea, Amos, Micah

Deut 11:30Josh 4:19Josh 4:20Josh 5:9Josh 5:10Josh 9:6Josh 10:6Josh 10:7Josh 10:9Josh 10:15Josh 10:43Josh 12:23Josh 14:6Josh 15:7Judg 2:1Judg 3:191Sam 7:161Sam 10:81Sam 11:141Sam 11:151Sam 13:41Sam 13:71Sam 13:81Sam 13:121Sam 13:151Sam 15:121Sam 15:211Sam 15:332Sam 19:162Sam 19:412Kgs 2:12Kgs 4:38Neh 12:29Hos 4:15Hos 9:15Hos 12:12Amos 4:4Amos 5:5Mic 6:5

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