1559. Galal
Lexicon
Galal: To roll, roll away, roll down

Original Word: גָּלָל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Galal
Pronunciation: gah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-lawl')
Definition: To roll, roll away, roll down
Meaning: Galal

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Galal

From galal, in the sense of glal; great; Galal, the name of two Israelites -- Galal.

see HEBREW galal

see HEBREW glal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from galal
Definition
two Levites
NASB Translation
Galal (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. גָּלָל proper name, masculine of two Levites; —

1 1 Chronicles 9:15.

2 1 Chronicles 9:16; Nehemiah 11:17.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Galal, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: The name Galal appears in the context of genealogies and lists of temple servants in the Old Testament. It is used to identify individuals associated with the Levitical families.

Context: • Galal is mentioned in the genealogical records of the Levites, specifically in the context of those who returned from the Babylonian exile. The name appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15, where Galal is listed among the Levites who settled in Jerusalem. This passage highlights the restoration of the Levitical order and the reestablishment of temple worship after the return from exile. The mention of Galal underscores the continuity of the Levitical lineage and their role in the religious life of Israel. The name itself, derived from the root meaning "to roll," may carry connotations of movement or transition, fitting the historical context of return and restoration.

Forms and Transliterations
גָּלָ֖ל גלל וְגָלָ֑ל וגלל gā·lāl gaLal gālāl vegaLal wə·ḡā·lāl wəḡālāl
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 9:15
HEB: וּבַקְבַּקַּ֥ר חֶ֖רֶשׁ וְגָלָ֑ל וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־
NAS: Heresh and Galal and Mattaniah
KJV: Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah
INT: and Bakbakkar Heresh and Galal and Mattaniah the son

1 Chronicles 9:16
HEB: שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה בֶּן־ גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־ יְדוּת֑וּן
NAS: the son of Galal, the son
KJV: the son of Galal, the son
INT: of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun

Nehemiah 11:17
HEB: שַׁמּ֔וּעַ בֶּן־ גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־ [יְדִיתוּן
NAS: the son of Galal, the son
KJV: the son of Galal, the son
INT: of Shammua the son of Galal the son Jeduthun

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1559
3 Occurrences


gā·lāl — 2 Occ.
wə·ḡā·lāl — 1 Occ.















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