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Lexicon :: Strong's H1555 - gālyaṯ

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גָּלְיַת
Transliteration
gālyaṯ
Pronunciation
gol-yath'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from גָּלָה (H1540)
Strong’s Definitions

גׇּלְיַת Golyath, gol-yath'; perhaps from H1540; exile; Goljath, a Philistine:—Goliath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1555 in the following manner: Goliath (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1555 in the following manner: Goliath (6x).

  1. Goliath = "splendour"

    1. the Philistine giant of Gath slain by David's sling

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גׇּלְיַת Golyath, gol-yath'; perhaps from H1540; exile; Goljath, a Philistine:—Goliath.
STRONGS H1555: Abbreviations
† גָּלְיַת proper name, masculine (conspicuous ? On ending ת compare Dr 1 Samuel 17:4 & Nö in EutNab 73) (גָּלְיָת 1 Chronicles 20:5) Philistine giant slain by David 1 Samuel 17:4, 23; 1 Samuel 21:10; 1 Samuel 22:10, but according to 2 Samuel 21:19 slain by Elhanan of Bethlehem (בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי; acc to 1 Chronicles 20:5 Elhanan slew לַחְמִי brother of Goliath).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

17:4; 17:4; 17:23; 21:10; 22:10

2 Samuel

21:19

1 Chronicles

20:5; 20:5

H1555

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1555 matches the Hebrew גָּלְיַת (gālyaṯ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:4 - And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:23 - Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:9 - So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:10 - “And he inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:19 - Again there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim[fn] the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:5 - Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair[fn] killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
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