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Lexicon :: Strong's H1551 - gālîl

Aa
גָּלִיל
Transliteration
gālîl
Pronunciation
gaw-leel'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

גָּלִיל Gâlîyl, gaw-leel'; or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה Gâlîylâh; the same as H1550; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine:—Galilee.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1551 in the following manner: Galilee (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1551 in the following manner: Galilee (6x).

  1. Galilee = "circuit, district"

    1. a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּלִיל Gâlîyl, gaw-leel'; or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה Gâlîylâh; the same as H1550; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine:—Galilee.
STRONGS H1551: Abbreviations
† II. גָּלִיל noun masculine H1550 cylinder, rod, circuit, district; —
2. circuit, district, on northern border of Israel in Naphtali (see below), population largely heathen (Late Hebrew id. Aramaic גְּלִילָא, Hylg) — גְּלִיל הַגּוֺיִם Isaiah 8:23; elsewhere =
proper name, of a location always with article Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:32; 1 Chronicles 6:61 all קֶדֶשׁ בַּגּ׳; אֶרֶץ הַגּ׳ 1 Kings 9:11, so also Greek Version of the LXX Joshua 12:23 (compare Di) for גִּלְגַּל which see; הַגָּלִ֫ילָה Galilee, 2 Kings 15:29 (|| אֶרֶ֖ נַפְתָּלִי) Ew§ 173 h n Sta§ 308 a 2 Ges§ 90 f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

12:23; 20:7; 21:32

1 Kings

9:11

2 Kings

15:29

1 Chronicles

6:61

H1551

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1551 matches the Hebrew גָּלִיל (gālîl),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 - And they appointed H6942 Kedesh H6943 in Galilee H1551 in mount H2022 Naphtali, H5321 and H853 Shechem H7927 in mount H2022 Ephraim, H669 and H853 Kirjatharba, H7153 H7153 which H1931 is Hebron, H2275 in the mountain H2022 of Judah. H3063

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:32 - And out of the tribe H4294 of Naphtali, H5321 Kedesh H6943 in Galilee H1551 with H853 her suburbs, H4054 to be a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer; H7523 and H853 Hammothdor H2576 H2576 with H853 her suburbs, H4054 and H853 Kartan H7178 with H853 her suburbs; H4054 three H7969 cities. H5892

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - (Now Hiram H2438 the king H4428 of Tyre H6865 had furnished H5375 Solomon H8010 with H6086➔ cedar H730 trees ➔H6086 and H6086➔ fir H1265 trees, ➔H6086 and with gold, H2091 according to all H3605 his desire,) H2656 that H5414➔ then H227 king H4428 Solomon H8010 gave ➔H5414 Hiram H2438 twenty H6242 cities H5892 in the land H776 of Galilee. H1551

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:29 - In the days H3117 of Pekah H6492 king H4428 of Israel H3478 came H935 Tiglathpileser H8407 H8407 king H4428 of Assyria, H804 and took H3947 Ijon, H5859 and H853 Abelbethmaachah, H62 H62 H62 and H853 Janoah, H3239 and H853 Kedesh, H6943 and H853 Hazor, H2674 and H853 Gilead, H1568 and H853 Galilee, H1551 all H3605 the land H776 of Naphtali, H5321 and carried them captive H1540 to Assyria. H804

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:76 - And out of the tribe H4294 of Naphtali; H5321 Kedesh H6943 in Galilee H1551 with H853 her suburbs, H4054 and H853 Hammon H2540 with H853 her suburbs, H4054 and H853 Kirjathaim H7156 with H853 her suburbs. H4054

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:1 - Nevertheless H3588 the dimness H4155 shall not H3808 be such as H834 was in H4164➔ her vexation, ➔H4164 when at H6256 the first H7223 he lightly afflicted H7043 the land H776 of Zebulun H2074 and the land H776 of Naphtali, H5321 and afterward H314 did more grievously afflict H3513 her by the way H1870 of the sea, H3220 beyond H5676 Jordan, H3383 in Galilee H1551 of the nations. H1471
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