H1552Hebrewgəlîlôṯ

גְלִילָה

border, coast, country.

4
Total Occurrences
2
Books
4
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(n f) circuit, boundary, territory
  • 2(n pr loc) a territory in naphtali largely occupied by heathen
  • 3a circuit of towns around kedesh-naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by solomon to hiram king of tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from lebanon to jerusalem

Etymology & Derivation

feminine of H1550 (גָּלִיל);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gᵉlîylâh; Pronunciation: ghel-ee-law'