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גָּלִיל H1551
H1551 is the Hebrew word גָּלִיל, transliterated Gâlîyl and said gaw-leel'. The King James Version most often renders it galilee.
What it means
Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine.
Where it comes from
or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as H1550 (גָּלִיל); a circle (with the article).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Galilee.
Verses using גָּלִיל
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 20:7 · KJV
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
Joshua 21:32 · KJV
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
1 Kings 9:11 · KJV
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
2 Kings 15:29 · KJV
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
1 Chronicles 6:76 · KJV
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
Isaiah 9:1 · KJV
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1551 mean?
H1551 is the Hebrew word גָּלִיל (Gâlîyl), meaning Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine.
How is H1551 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it galilee (6 times).
How many times does H1551 appear in the Bible?
גָּלִיל (Gâlîyl) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1551 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as H1550 (גָּלִיל); a circle (with the article).
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