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Lexicon :: Strong's H1551 - gālîl

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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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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 Box Jos 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 - The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:32 - From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - he gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre. (Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:29 - During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:76

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:76 - From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:1 - [fn]Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
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