1538. gulgoleth

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

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

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 Ba^{NB 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.

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1115: Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha) • Refers to the place of the skull, where Jesus was crucified.
• G2776: κεφαλή (kephalē) • Meaning "head," used in various contexts in the New Testament.
• G2898: κρανίον (kranion) • Meaning "skull," used in the context of Golgotha, the place of the skull.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of headship, identity, and mortality, paralleling the Hebrew usage of גֻּלְגֹּלֶת in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term גֻּלְגֹּלֶת is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a skull or head, often in the context of counting individuals or referring to a physical head or skull.

Context: The Hebrew word גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgolet) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, primarily denoting a head or skull. It is used in a literal sense to describe the physical head of a person or a skull, as seen in passages where individuals are counted by their heads. For example, in Exodus 16:16, the term is used in the context of gathering manna: "This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’" Here, "person" is translated from גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, indicating a head count.

The term also appears in Numbers 1:2, where it is used in the census of the Israelites: "Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one." Again, the concept of counting by heads is implied.

In 2 Kings 9:35, גֻּלְגֹּלֶת is used in a more macabre context, referring to the remains of Jezebel: "But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands."

The use of גֻּלְגֹּלֶת underscores the importance of the head as a symbol of identity and individuality in the biblical narrative. It serves both practical purposes in census-taking and symbolic purposes in illustrating the consequences of divine judgment.

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

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.