1530. gal

Lexicon

gal: Heap, wave, billow

Original Word: גַּל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gal
Pronunciation: gal
Phonetic Spelling: (gal)
Definition: Heap, wave, billow
Meaning: something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

billow, heap, spring, wave

From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave.

see HEBREW galal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from galal
Definition
a heap, wave, billow
NASB Translation
billows (1), heap (13), heaps (2), rock garden (1), rock pile (1), ruins (1), stone heaps (1), waves (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גַּל noun masculine^{Genesis 31:48} heap, wave, billow (as rolled together, rolling, rolling up), also

spring, ᵑ0 Songs 4:12 compare

3 below — absolute גַּל Job 8:17 5t. (including הַגַּל Genesis 31:48 +); גָּ֑ל Genesis 31:46; הַגָּ֑ל Genesis 31:46; לַגָּ֑ל Isaiah 25:2; construct גַּלֿ Joshua 7:26 + 2t. + Genesis 31:47,48 q.see below; plural גַּלִּים 2 Kings 19:25 6t.; construct גַּלֵּיֿ Isaiah 48:18; suffix גַּלָּיו Psalm 89:10 6t.; גַּלֵּיהֶם Psalm 65:8 2t.; —

1 heap of stones,

a. אבנים ׳ג raised (הקים) over dead body Joshua 7:26; Joshua 8:29; compare 2 Samuel 18:17 (with הִצִּיב).

b. גַּל alone Job 8:17 (roots wrapped about it).

c. heap or pile made (עשׂה) for use in ratifying compact of Jacob with Laban Genesis 31:46 (twice in verse); Genesis 31:48; Genesis 31:51; Genesis 38:52; Genesis 31:52 (twice in verse) compare also גַּלְעֵד

proper name, dual heap of ruins Isaiah 25:2; elsewhere plural Hosea 12:12; 2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; Job 15:28 Jeremiah 9:10; Jeremiah 51:37.

2 waves (rollers) in poetry, only plural, waves of sea Jeremiah 5:22; Jeremiah 31:35; Isaiah 51:15; Job 38:11; Psalm 65:8; Psalm 89:10; Psalm 107:25; Psalm 107:29; compare also in simile Ezekiel 26:3; Isaiah 48:18 (גַּלֵּיהַֿיָּם); figurative of chastisements from ׳י Psalm 42:8 ("" מִשְׁבָּרִים) Jonah 2:3 ("" id.); of army of Babylon's conqueror Jeremiah 51:42,55; compare Zechariah 10:11 (VB; but Bev^{JPh xviii. 88} proposes גִּבְלִים compare Ezekiel 27:9).

3 spring, Songs 4:12 גַּן נָעוּל אֲחוֺתִי כַּלָּ֑ה גַּל נָעוּל מַעְיָן חָתוּם a garden barred (is) my sister, bride, a spring barred, a fountain sealed; but גַּן for גַּל ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb גָּלַל (galal), meaning "to roll."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G854 (αὐλίζομαι, aulizomai): While not a direct translation, this Greek term relates to lodging or encamping, which can metaphorically connect to the idea of gathering or heaping together.
• G1015 (βόθρος, bothros): This term refers to a pit or hole, which can conceptually relate to the idea of a depression or gathering place, similar to a heap.
• G2949 (κώμη, kome): Meaning a village or hamlet, this term can metaphorically relate to a gathering of people or structures, akin to a heap.
• G4864 (συναγωγή, sunagoge): This term means an assembly or gathering, directly relating to the concept of bringing together, similar to the gathering of stones into a heap.

The term גַּל (Gal) is rich in its applications, serving as a physical and symbolic marker within the biblical narrative. Its usage underscores themes of remembrance, boundary-setting, and the provision of life-sustaining resources.

Usage: The word גַּל is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often to describe physical formations or objects that are gathered or heaped together. It appears in narratives involving memorials or markers made of stones, as well as in descriptions of natural water sources.

Context: • Heap of Stones: גַּל is frequently used to describe a heap of stones, often serving as a memorial or a boundary marker. For example, in Genesis 31:46, Jacob and Laban gather stones to create a heap as a witness to their covenant: "Then Jacob said to his relatives, 'Gather some stones.' So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate."
• Dung Heap: In some contexts, גַּל refers to a pile of dung, emphasizing its use in agricultural or waste management settings. This usage highlights the versatility of the term in describing various types of heaps.
• Spring of Water: גַּל can also denote a spring or fountain of water, illustrating the life-giving and refreshing nature of such a source. This usage is less common but significant in its symbolic representation of sustenance and renewal.

Forms and Transliterations

גַ֝לָּ֗יו גַּ֥ל גַּ֭ל גַּלִּ֔ים גַּלִּ֥ים גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם גַּלֵּיהֶֽם׃ גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ גַּלָּ֑יו גַּלָּ֖יו גַּלָּֽיו׃ גַּל־ גַלֵּיהֶם֙ גַלָּ֔יו גַלָּ֖יו גָ֑ל גל גל־ גליהם גליהם׃ גליו גליו׃ גליך׃ גלים הַגַּ֣ל הַגַּ֥ל הַגַּ֨ל הַגָּֽל׃ הגל הגל׃ וְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָ וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ וגליך כְּגַלִּ֔ים כְּגַלֵּ֥י כגלי כגלים לְגַלִּ֖ים לְגַלִּ֧ים ׀ לְגַלִּֽים׃ לְגַלָּֽיו׃ לַגָּ֔ל לגל לגליו׃ לגלים לגלים׃ gal ḡāl gal- gal·lāw ḡal·lāw gal·lê·hem ḡal·lê·hem gal·le·ḵā gal·lîm galLav gallāw ḡallāw gallêhem ḡallêhem galLeicha galleiHem galleḵā galLim gallîm hag·gal hag·gāl haggal haggāl kə·ḡal·lê kə·ḡal·lîm kəḡallê kegalLei kegalLim kəḡallîm lag·gāl lagGal laggāl lə·ḡal·lāw lə·ḡal·lîm legalLav ləḡallāw legalLim ləḡallîm vegalLeicha wə·ḡal·le·ḵā wəḡalleḵā

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:46
HEB: אֲבָנִ֖ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ גָ֑ל וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּ שָׁ֖ם
NAS: and made a heap, and they ate
KJV: and made an heap: and they did eat
INT: stones and made A heap ate there

Genesis 31:46
HEB: שָׁ֖ם עַל־ הַגָּֽל׃
NAS: and they ate there by the heap.
KJV: and they did eat there upon the heap.
INT: there by the heap

Genesis 31:48
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן הַגַּ֨ל הַזֶּ֥ה עֵ֛ד
NAS: said, This heap is a witness between
KJV: said, This heap [is] a witness
INT: said Laban heap This witness

Genesis 31:51
HEB: לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙
NAS: this heap and behold
KJV: to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold [this] pillar,
INT: to Jacob Behold heap this and behold

Genesis 31:52
HEB: עֵ֚ד הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵדָ֖ה
NAS: This heap is a witness,
KJV: This heap [be] witness,
INT: witness heap This witness

Genesis 31:52
HEB: אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־ הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֔ה וְאִם־
NAS: by this heap to you for harm, and you will not pass
KJV: that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over
INT: pass about heap this lo

Genesis 31:52
HEB: אֵלַ֜י אֶת־ הַגַּ֥ל הַזֶּ֛ה וְאֶת־
NAS: by this heap and this
KJV: to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar
INT: pass about heap this pillar

Joshua 7:26
HEB: וַיָּקִ֨ימוּ עָלָ֜יו גַּל־ אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּד֗וֹל
NAS: him a great heap of stones
KJV: over him a great heap of stones
INT: raised over heap of stones A great

Joshua 8:29
HEB: וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ גַּל־ אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּד֔וֹל
NAS: it a great heap of stones
KJV: thereon a great heap of stones,
INT: and raised over heap of stones A great

2 Samuel 18:17
HEB: וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ עָלָ֛יו גַּל־ אֲבָנִ֖ים גָּד֣וֹל
NAS: great heap of stones.
KJV: great heap of stones
INT: and erected over heap of stones great

2 Kings 19:25
HEB: וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים
NAS: cities into ruinous heaps.
KJV: cities [into] ruinous heaps.
INT: should be to lay waste heaps ruinous cities

Job 8:17
HEB: עַל־ גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ
NAS: wrap around a rock pile, He grasps
KJV: are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth
INT: and A rock his roots wrap

Job 15:28
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ לְגַלִּֽים׃
NAS: Which are destined to become ruins.
KJV: which are ready to become heaps.
INT: Which are destined ruins

Job 38:11
HEB: יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃
NAS: And here shall your proud waves stop'?
KJV: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
INT: be stayed shall your proud waves

Psalm 42:7
HEB: כָּֽל־ מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ׃
NAS: Your breakers and Your waves have rolled
KJV: all thy waves and thy billows are gone
INT: All your breakers and your waves over have rolled

Psalm 65:7
HEB: יַ֭מִּים שְׁא֥וֹן גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם וַהֲמ֥וֹן לְאֻמִּֽים׃
NAS: The roaring of their waves, And the tumult
KJV: the noise of their waves, and the tumult
INT: of the seas the roaring of their waves and the tumult of the peoples

Psalm 89:9
HEB: הַיָּ֑ם בְּשׂ֥וֹא גַ֝לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃
NAS: of the sea; When its waves rise,
KJV: of the sea: when the waves thereof arise,
INT: of the sea arise waves You still

Psalm 107:25
HEB: סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃ ׆
NAS: Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
KJV: which lifteth up the waves thereof.
INT: A stormy lifted the waves

Psalm 107:29
HEB: לִדְמָמָ֑ה וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּ גַּלֵּיהֶֽם׃
NAS: to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
KJV: a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
INT: to be still were hushed the waves

Songs 4:12
HEB: אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה גַּ֥ל נָע֖וּל מַעְיָ֥ן
NAS: [my] bride, A rock garden locked,
KJV: [my] spouse; a spring shut up,
INT: is my sister bride A rock locked A spring

Isaiah 25:2
HEB: שַׂ֤מְתָּ מֵעִיר֙ לַגָּ֔ל קִרְיָ֥ה בְצוּרָ֖ה
NAS: a city into a heap, A fortified
KJV: of a city an heap; [of] a defenced
INT: have made A city A heap city A fortified

Isaiah 37:26
HEB: וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁא֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים
NAS: cities into ruinous heaps.
KJV: cities [into] ruinous heaps.
INT: you should turn heaps ruinous cities

Isaiah 48:18
HEB: שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
NAS: And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
KJV: and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
INT: your well-being and your righteousness the waves of the sea

Isaiah 51:15
HEB: הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת
NAS: up the sea and its waves roar
KJV: the sea, whose waves roared:
INT: the sea roar waves LORD of hosts

Jeremiah 5:22
HEB: יוּכָ֔לוּ וְהָמ֥וּ גַלָּ֖יו וְלֹ֥א יַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃
NAS: over it. Though the waves toss,
KJV: that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss
INT: prevail roar the waves cannot over

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1530
34 Occurrences

ḡāl — 6 Occ.
ḡal·lāw — 6 Occ.
gal·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
gal·lê·hem — 3 Occ.
gal·lîm — 3 Occ.
hag·gāl — 6 Occ.
kə·ḡal·lê — 1 Occ.
kə·ḡal·lîm — 1 Occ.
lag·gāl — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡal·lāw — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡal·lîm — 3 Occ.
wə·ḡal·le·ḵā — 2 Occ.