Giloh — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּלֹה

גִּלֹה

Gilôh · pronounced ghee-lo' · Strong's H1542 · a place

Giloh means open.

Built from

גָּלָה gâlâh (from, H1540) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) open in the lexicon ›

or (fully) גִּילֹה; from H1540; open; Giloh, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Joshua, 2 Samuel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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