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גֻּלְגֹּלֶת H1538

H1538 is the Hebrew word גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, transliterated gulgôleth and said gul-go'-leth. The King James Version most often renders it polls.

Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶתTransliteration: gulgôlethSaid: gul-go'-lethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons).

Where it comes from

by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

polls 4×every man 2×apiece by the poll 1×skull 1×head 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: head, every man, poll, skull.

Verses using גֻּלְגֹּלֶת

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 16:16 · KJV

This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

Exodus 38:26 · KJV

A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

Numbers 1:20 · KJV

And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:22 · KJV

Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 3:47 · KJV

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

2 Kings 9:35 · KJV

And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

1 Chronicles 10:10 · KJV

And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

1 Chronicles 23:3 · KJV

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

1 Chronicles 23:24 · KJV

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1538 mean?

H1538 is the Hebrew word גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth), meaning a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons).

How is H1538 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it polls (4 times), every man (2 times), apiece by the poll (1 time), skull (1 time), head (1 time).

How many times does H1538 appear in the Bible?

גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1538 come from?

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

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