גַּלְגַּל

Strong’s Definition

a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled)

Etymology & Derivation

by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל);

KJV Usage

heaven, rolling thing, wheel.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling
• 2.wheel
• 3.whirl (of dust, chaff)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: galgal; Pronunciation: gal-gal'