1534. galgal

Lexicon

galgal: Wheel, whirlwind, rolling thing

Original Word: גַּלְגַּל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: galgal
Pronunciation: gal-gal
Phonetic Spelling: (gal-gal')
Definition: Wheel, whirlwind, rolling thing
Meaning: a wheel, a whirlwind, dust

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

heaven, rolling thing, wheel

By reduplication from galal; a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled) -- heaven, rolling thing, wheel.

see HEBREW galal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from galal
Definition
a wheel, whirl, whirlwind
NASB Translation
wagons (2), wheel (1), wheels (2), whirling dust (2), whirling wheels (3), whirlwind (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גַּלְגַּל noun masculine^{Ecclesiastes 12:6} wheel, whirl, whirlwind (on formation compare Ba^{NB 204}) — absolute ׳ג Ezekiel 10:2 7t.; גַּלְגַּ֑ל Psalm 83:14; plural with suffix גַּלְגִּלָּיו Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 47:3; —

1 wheel,

a. of war-chariot Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 47:3, also collective Ezekiel 23:24; Ezekiel 26:10; perhaps also in Ezekiel's vision Ezekiel 10:2,6,13 (compare wheelwork) but compare below

b. for drawing water Ecclesiastes 12:6.

2. a. whirl (of dust or chaff) Psalm 83:14; Isaiah 17:13, simile of foes put to flight by God.

b. perhaps whirling of wheels Ezekiel 10:2,6,13 Sm RV, but compare above

c. whirlwind Psalm 77:19.

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G5164 (τροχός, trochos): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote a "wheel" or "course," particularly in James 3:6, where it refers to the "course of nature." The concept of a wheel or circular motion is a common thread between the Hebrew "galgal" and the Greek "trochos," both symbolizing movement and continuity.

Usage: The word "galgal" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical wheels, as well as metaphorical or natural phenomena like whirlwinds or dust clouds. It appears in various contexts, often symbolizing movement or chaos.

Context: • Wheel: In its most literal sense, "galgal" refers to a wheel, an essential component of ancient transportation and machinery. This usage is evident in passages describing chariots or other wheeled vehicles.
• Whirlwind: The term is also used metaphorically to describe a whirlwind, capturing the idea of rapid, swirling motion. This imagery is often employed in prophetic literature to convey divine judgment or powerful natural forces.
• Dust: In some contexts, "galgal" can refer to dust, particularly in the sense of something transient or insubstantial, easily scattered by the wind.
• Biblical References:
• Wheel: Ezekiel 10:13 • "The wheels were called in my hearing, 'the whirling wheels.'"
• Whirlwind: Isaiah 17:13 • "The nations rage like the rushing of many waters, but He will rebuke them, and they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like a rolling thing before the whirlwind."
• Dust: Psalm 83:13 • "Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind."

Forms and Transliterations

בַּגַּלְגַּ֗ל בגלגל גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו גלגליו הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל הגלגל וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו וְגַלְגַּ֜ל וְגַלְגַּל֙ וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל וגלגל וגלגליו וכגלגל כַגַּלְגַּ֑ל כגלגל לַגַּלְגַּ֔ל לַגַּלְגַּ֜ל לגלגל bag·gal·gal baggalgal chaggalGal gal·gil·lāw galgilLav galgillāw hag·gal·gal haggalgal ḵag·gal·gal ḵaggalgal lag·gal·gal laggalgal ū·ḵə·ḡal·gal uchegalGal ūḵəḡalgal vegalGal vegalgilLav wə·ḡal·gal wə·ḡal·gil·lāw wəḡalgal wəḡalgillāw

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 77:18
HEB: ק֤וֹל רַעַמְךָ֨ ׀ בַּגַּלְגַּ֗ל הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקִ֣ים
NAS: of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings
KJV: of thy thunder [was] in the heaven: the lightnings
INT: the sound of your thunder the whirlwind lit the lightnings

Psalm 83:13
HEB: אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י שִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ כַגַּלְגַּ֑ל כְּ֝קַ֗שׁ לִפְנֵי־
NAS: make them like the whirling dust, Like chaff
KJV: make them like a wheel; as the stubble
INT: my God make the whirling chaff before

Ecclesiastes 12:6
HEB: הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ וְנָרֹ֥ץ הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל אֶל־ הַבּֽוֹר׃
NAS: is shattered and the wheel at the cistern
KJV: at the fountain, or the wheel broken
INT: the well is crushed and the wheel at the cistern

Isaiah 5:28
HEB: כַּצַּ֣ר נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו כַּסּוּפָֽה׃
NAS: like flint and its [chariot] wheels like a whirlwind.
KJV: like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
INT: flint seem and its wheels A whirlwind

Isaiah 17:13
HEB: לִפְנֵי־ ר֔וּחַ וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל לִפְנֵ֥י סוּפָֽה׃
NAS: the wind, Or like whirling dust before
KJV: the wind, and like a rolling thing before
INT: before the wind whirling before A gale

Jeremiah 47:3
HEB: לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ הֲמ֖וֹן גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־ הִפְנ֤וּ
NAS: [and] the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers
KJV: [and at] the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers
INT: of his chariots the rumbling of his wheels have not turned

Ezekiel 10:2
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּינ֨וֹת לַגַּלְגַּ֜ל אֶל־ תַּ֣חַת
NAS: between the whirling wheels under
KJV: between the wheels, [even] under the cherub,
INT: about between the whirling about under

Ezekiel 10:6
HEB: אֵשׁ֙ מִבֵּינ֣וֹת לַגַּלְגַּ֔ל מִבֵּינ֖וֹת לַכְּרוּבִ֑ים
NAS: from between the whirling wheels, from between
KJV: fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims;
INT: fire between the whirling between the cherubim

Ezekiel 10:13
HEB: לָהֶ֛ם קוֹרָ֥א הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל בְּאָזְנָֽי׃
NAS: in my hearing, the whirling wheels.
KJV: unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
INT: the wheels were called the whirling my hearing

Ezekiel 23:24
HEB: הֹ֠צֶן רֶ֤כֶב וְגַלְגַּל֙ וּבִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֔ים
NAS: chariots and wagons, and with a company
KJV: wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly
INT: weapons chariots and wagons A company of peoples

Ezekiel 26:10
HEB: מִקּוֹל֩ פָּרַ֨שׁ וְגַלְגַּ֜ל וָרֶ֗כֶב תִּרְעַ֙שְׁנָה֙
NAS: of cavalry and wagons and chariots
KJV: of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots,
INT: the noise of cavalry and wagons and chariots will shake

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1534
11 Occurrences

bag·gal·gal — 1 Occ.
ḵag·gal·gal — 1 Occ.
gal·gil·lāw — 1 Occ.
hag·gal·gal — 2 Occ.
lag·gal·gal — 2 Occ.
ū·ḵə·ḡal·gal — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡal·gal — 2 Occ.
wə·ḡal·gil·lāw — 1 Occ.