1561. gelel or gel
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gelel or gel: Dung, refuse

Original Word: גֵּלֶל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gelel
Pronunciation: geh'-lel or gel
Phonetic Spelling: (gay'-lel)
Definition: Dung, refuse
Meaning: dung

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dung

A variation of galal; dung (plural balls of dung) -- dung.

see HEBREW galal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from galal
Definition
dung
NASB Translation
dung (1), dung* (1), refuse (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גֵּל] noun [masculine] dung (ball of dung, Arabic etc., dung of camels etc., compare Aramaic גַּלָּא; on form see Ew§ 255 b Ol§ 150. 163) — suffix גֶּלֲלוֺ Job 20:7, plural construct הָאָדָם (צֵאַת) גֶּלֲלֵי Ezekiel 4:12,15; — human dung used as fuel Ezekiel 4:12,15 (צֵאַת) הָאָדָם ׳ג; perhaps also Job 20:7, but compare Di, who thinks no reference to fuel, & De who thinks of cattle-dung; (see on Arabic word Wetzst in De). — See also II.גָּלָל.

גֹּל, גֻּלָּהּ see גֻּלָּה. below

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּלַל (galal), which means "to roll" or "to heap up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance for the Hebrew גֵּלֶל. However, concepts related to impurity or uncleanness in the New Testament may be expressed using terms such as ἀκαθαρσία (akatharsia • Strong's Greek 167), which means "uncleanness" or "impurity."

Usage: The word is used in the context of waste or refuse, often in a derogatory or unclean sense. It appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe something that is considered impure or to be discarded.

Context: גֵּלֶל (gelal) is a noun masculine in Biblical Hebrew, signifying "dung" or "excrement." It is used in the context of waste material, often associated with uncleanness or impurity. The term appears in various passages where it denotes something to be rejected or disposed of, reflecting the cultural and religious views on cleanliness and purity in ancient Israelite society. The use of גֵּלֶל in the Hebrew Bible underscores the importance of maintaining ritual purity and the separation from that which is considered defiling. The term is often found in prophetic literature, where it serves as a metaphor for spiritual corruption or moral decay, emphasizing the need for repentance and purification.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ בגללי גֶּלְלֵ֣י גללי כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ כגללו כגללים׃ bə·ḡel·lê bəḡellê begelLei gel·lê gellê gelLei kag·gə·lā·lîm kaggelaLim kaggəlālîm kə·ḡe·lă·lōw kegelalo kəḡelălōw
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 20:7
HEB: כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד
NAS: forever like his refuse; Those who have seen
KJV: for ever like his own dung: they which have seen
INT: his refuse forever perishes

Ezekiel 4:12
HEB: תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם
NAS: [it] in their sight over human dung.
KJV: and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out
INT: shall eat he dung out human

Ezekiel 4:15
HEB: הַבָּקָ֔ר תַּ֖חַת גֶּלְלֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ
NAS: of human dung over
KJV: for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare
INT: cow's place dung of human will prepare

Zephaniah 1:17
HEB: כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וּלְחֻמָ֖ם כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃
KJV: as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
INT: dust and their flesh as the dung

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1561
4 Occurrences


bə·ḡel·lê — 1 Occ.
gel·lê — 1 Occ.
kag·gə·lā·lîm — 1 Occ.
kə·ḡe·lă·lōw — 1 Occ.















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