1549. gillayon
Strong's Lexicon
gillayon: Tablet, scroll, writing surface

Original Word: גִּלָּיוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gillayown
Pronunciation: gil-lah-yone
Phonetic Spelling: (ghil-law-yone')
Definition: Tablet, scroll, writing surface
Meaning: a tablet for, writing, a mirror

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּלָה (galah), meaning "to uncover" or "to reveal."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gillayon," the concept of writing surfaces is present in the New Testament with terms like βιβλίον (biblion, Strong's Greek 975) meaning "book" or "scroll."

Usage: The term "gillayon" refers to a writing surface, such as a tablet or scroll, used for inscribing messages or records. It is associated with the act of writing or recording important information, often for public display or official documentation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, writing surfaces like tablets and scrolls were essential for communication, record-keeping, and the transmission of religious texts. Tablets were typically made of clay, wood, or metal, while scrolls were crafted from papyrus or parchment. The use of such materials reflects the importance of written communication in maintaining societal order and religious practice.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from galah
Definition
a table, tablet
NASB Translation
hand mirrors (1), tablet (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גִּלָּיוֺן noun masculine table, tablet (Talmud גִּלְיוֺן, the empty margin of page or roll, see LagGN 1881, 403, compare BN 199) — קַחלְֿךָ גִּלָּיוֺן גָּדוֺל וּכְתֹב עָלָיו take thee a great tablet and write upon it Isaiah 8:1; plural הַגִּלְֹינִים tablets of polished metal, mirrors Isaiah 3:23 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Ges Che Di De; but transparent garments, gauzes, ᵐ5 Ew (compare Arabic fine garment).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
glass, roll

Or gilyown {ghil-yone'}; from galah; a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate) -- glass, roll.

see HEBREW galah

Forms and Transliterations
גִּלָּי֣וֹן גליון וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ והגלינים gil·lā·yō·wn gillaYon gillāyōwn vehaggilyoNim wə·hag·gil·yō·nîm wəhaggilyōnîm
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Isaiah 3:23
HEB: וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ וְהַסְּדִינִ֔ים וְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹת
NAS: hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans
KJV: The glasses, and the fine linen,
INT: hand undergarments turbans

Isaiah 8:1
HEB: קַח־ לְךָ֖ גִּלָּי֣וֹן גָּד֑וֹל וּכְתֹ֤ב
NAS: for yourself a large tablet and write
KJV: thee a great roll, and write
INT: to me Take tablet A large and write

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1549
2 Occurrences


gil·lā·yō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·hag·gil·yō·nîm — 1 Occ.















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