גָּלַע gâlaʻ — to be obstinate

pronounced gaw-lah' · Strong's H1566 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Hitpa'el

Translated in the KJV as meddle.

a primitive root; to be obstinate.

gâlaʻ in each stem

Hitpa'el 3×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Perfect (qatal) 1

הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע Prov 17:14 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. (KJV)

יִתְגַּלָּֽע Prov 18:1 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. (KJV)

יִתְגַּלָּֽע Prov 20:3 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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