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גְּלִילוֹת

𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤕

Gelilot

H1553 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גלל to roll, to make round, to encircle

Definition

Geographic regions or districts, literally 'circles' or 'regions,' most often referring specifically to localities or administrative areas, sometimes used as a proper noun for a particular location (notably Geliloth near the boundary between Benjamin and Judah). The term indicates delineated or circumscribed geographic zones, either generally or as a particular site.

Semantic Range

districts, regions, geographical bounds, boundaries, circuits, proper place name (Geliloth)

Root / Etymology

From the root גלל (g-l-l), meaning 'to roll, roll away' or 'to make round.' The noun גְּלִילָה (gᵉlîlâ) signifies a circuit or district — a region defined by boundaries, from the root's notion of roundness or rolling; גְּלִילוֹת is its plural, meaning 'regions' or 'districts.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term גְּלִילוֹת appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible, most notably in Joshua 18:17 as a place name marking the boundary between the tribal territories of Benjamin and Judah. While the singular גְלִילָה is more generally used for geographic districts or regions (cf. later term 'Galilee'), the plural points to multiple regions or can indicate the encompassing of many boundaries. In biblical usage, גְּלִילוֹת is not necessarily synonymous with the later Galilee region, though the term shares the same root and general meaning of a circumscribed area. Later translations sometimes render the term either as a place name (Geliloth) or as a descriptive term ('districts,' 'circuits'), which may obscure its function in the original. Care should be taken not to conflate this early term (especially in Joshua) with the later, better known Galilee as a territory in the Second Temple period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

plural of גְלִילָה; circles; Geliloth, a place in Palestine; Geliloth.

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Root Family

גלל (g-l-l) — to roll, to make round, to encircle

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1530 גַּל rolled heap
H1534 גַּלְגַּל in the rolling-wheel
H1535 גַּלְגַּל his wheels
H1536 גִּלְגָּל Rolling-Circle
H1537 גִּלְגָּל in Gilgal

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1553-01 גְּלִיל֔וֹת gelilot HNp Geliloth circuit-districts 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1553-01 Joshua 18:17 גְּלִיל֔וֹת gelilot HNp Geliloth circuit-districts
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