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גַּלְגַּל H1534

H1534 is the Hebrew word גַּלְגַּל, transliterated galgal and said gal-gal'. The King James Version most often renders it wheels.

Word: גַּלְגַּלTransliteration: galgalSaid: gal-gal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled).

Where it comes from

by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wheels 5×heaven 1×like a wheel 1×or the wheel 1×like a rolling thing 1×between the wheels 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: heaven, rolling thing, wheel.

Verses using גַּלְגַּל

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 77:18 · KJV

The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

Psalm 83:13 · KJV

O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

Ecclesiastes 12:6 · KJV

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Isaiah 5:28 · KJV

Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

Isaiah 17:13 · KJV

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Jeremiah 47:3 · KJV

At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

Ezekiel 10:2 · KJV

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

Ezekiel 10:6 · KJV

And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

Ezekiel 23:24 · KJV

And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

Ezekiel 26:10 · KJV

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1534 mean?

H1534 is the Hebrew word גַּלְגַּל (galgal), meaning a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled).

How is H1534 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wheels (5 times), heaven (1 time), like a wheel (1 time), or the wheel (1 time), like a rolling thing (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1534 appear in the Bible?

גַּלְגַּל (galgal) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1534 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל).

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