Goliath — the meaning of the Hebrew name גׇּלְיַת

גׇּלְיַת

Golyath · pronounced gol-yath' · Strong's H1555 · a man

Goliath means exile.

Built from

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

perhaps from H1540; exile; Goljath, a Philistine.

1Sam 17:4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

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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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