1538. gulgoleth
Strong's Lexicon
gulgoleth: Skull, head, poll

Original Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gulgoleth
Pronunciation: gul-go'-leth
Phonetic Spelling: (gul-go'-leth)
Definition: Skull, head, poll
Meaning: a skull, a head

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "gulgoleth" is κεφαλή (kephalē), Strong's Greek 2776, meaning "head."

Usage: The Hebrew word "gulgoleth" primarily refers to a "skull" or "head." It is used in the context of counting individuals, often translated as "per person" or "per head," indicating a census or headcount. The term also appears in contexts related to physical anatomy, specifically referring to the skull.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of counting by "heads" was a practical method for census-taking, taxation, and organizing military forces. The term "gulgoleth" reflects this practice, emphasizing the individual as a unit within the community. The skull, as a part of the human anatomy, also held symbolic significance, representing life and identity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from galal
Definition
a skull, head, poll (of persons)
NASB Translation
apiece (2), census (2), head (11), skull (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine skull, head, poll (person) (on formation compare BaNB 205; Aramaic גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא) — absolute ׳ג 2 Kings 9:35 3t.; suffix גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֺ Judges 9:53; 1 Chronicles 10:10; plural suffix גֻּלְגְּלֹתָם Numbers 1:2 5t.; —

1 skull, as broken by a stone Judges 9:53; as severed from body 2 Kings 9:35; 1 Chronicles 10:10.

2 head, poll (in counting, taxing, etc.; only P and late) ׳עֹמֶר לַגּ Exodus 16:16 an omer for every man; compare Exodus 38:26; Numbers 1:2,18,20,22; Numbers 3:47; 1 Chronicles 23:3,24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
head, every man, poll, skull

By reduplication from galal; a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull.

see HEBREW galal

Forms and Transliterations
גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ גלגלתו גלגלתו׃ הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת הגלגלת לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת לגלגלת לגלגלתם לגלגלתם׃ gul·gā·lə·tōw gulgālətōw gulgalTo hag·gul·gō·leṯ haggulGolet haggulgōleṯ lag·gul·gō·leṯ laggulGolet laggulgōleṯ lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām legulgeloTam ləḡulgəlōṯām
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 16:16
HEB: אָכְל֑וֹ עֹ֣מֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת מִסְפַּר֙ נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
NAS: an omer apiece according to the number
KJV: an omer for every man, [according to] the number
INT: to his eating an omer apiece to the number of persons

Exodus 38:26
HEB: בֶּ֚קַע לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל
NAS: a beka a head ([that is], half
KJV: A bekah for every man, [that is], half
INT: A bekah man half A shekel

Numbers 1:2
HEB: כָּל־ זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃
NAS: every male, head by head
KJV: every male by their polls;
INT: every male head

Numbers 1:18
HEB: שָׁנָ֛ה וָמַ֖עְלָה לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃
NAS: old and upward, head by head,
KJV: old and upward, by their polls.
INT: years and upward head

Numbers 1:20
HEB: בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם כָּל־ זָכָ֗ר
NAS: of names, head by head, every
KJV: of the names, by their polls, every male
INT: to the number of names head every male

Numbers 1:22
HEB: בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם כָּל־ זָכָ֗ר
NAS: of names, head by head, every
KJV: of the names, by their polls, every male
INT: to the number of names head every male

Numbers 3:47
HEB: חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙
NAS: apiece, per head; you shall take
KJV: shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel
INT: apiece shekels head of the shekel of the sanctuary

Judges 9:53
HEB: וַתָּ֖רִץ אֶת־ גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: head, crushing his skull.
KJV: head, and all to brake his skull.
INT: Abimelech's crushing his skull

2 Kings 9:35
HEB: כִּ֧י אִם־ הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם וְכַפּ֥וֹת
NAS: of her than the skull and the feet
KJV: no more of her than the skull, and the feet,
INT: for of her than the skull and the feet and the palms

1 Chronicles 10:10
HEB: אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶת־ גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ תָקְע֖וּ בֵּ֥ית
NAS: and fastened his head in the house
KJV: and fastened his head in the temple
INT: the house of their gods his head and fastened the house

1 Chronicles 23:3
HEB: וַיְהִ֨י מִסְפָּרָ֤ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ לִגְבָרִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
NAS: and their number by census of men
KJV: and their number by their polls, man by man,
INT: become and their number their polls man was thirty

1 Chronicles 23:24
HEB: בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם עֹשֵׂה֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה
NAS: of names by their census, doing
KJV: of names by their polls, that did
INT: the number of names their census doing the work

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1538
12 Occurrences


gul·gā·lə·tōw — 2 Occ.
hag·gul·gō·leṯ — 1 Occ.
lag·gul·gō·leṯ — 3 Occ.
lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām — 6 Occ.
















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