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גָּלָל H1558

H1558 is the Hebrew word גָּלָל, transliterated gâlâl and said gaw-lawl'. The King James Version most often renders it because.

Word: גָּלָלTransliteration: gâlâlSaid: gaw-lawl'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of.

Where it comes from

from H1556 (גָּלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

because 4×sake 2×sakes 1×against thee for 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: because of, for (sake).

Verses using גָּלָל

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 39:5 · KJV

And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

Deuteronomy 1:37 · KJV

Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

Deuteronomy 15:10 · KJV

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

Deuteronomy 18:12 · KJV

For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

1 Kings 14:16 · KJV

And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

Jeremiah 11:17 · KJV

For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

Jeremiah 15:4 · KJV

And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

Micah 3:12 · KJV

Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1558 mean?

H1558 is the Hebrew word גָּלָל (gâlâl), meaning a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of.

How is H1558 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it because (4 times), sake (2 times), sakes (1 time), against thee for (1 time).

How many times does H1558 appear in the Bible?

גָּלָל (gâlâl) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1558 come from?

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

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