גָּלִיל

Strong’s Definition

a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)

Etymology & Derivation

from H1556 (גָּלַל);

KJV Usage

folding, ring.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(adj) turning, folding (of doors)
• 2.(n m) cylinder, rod
• 3.circuit, district (on northern border in naphtali)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâlîyl; Pronunciation: gaw-leel'