גָּלַל

Strong’s Definition

to roll (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to roll, roll away, roll down, roll together
• 2.(qal) to roll
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(pilpel) to roll
• 5.(poal) to be rolled
• 6.(hithpoel) to roll oneself
• 7.(hithpalpel) to roll oneself
• 8.(hiphil) to roll away

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâlal; Pronunciation: gaw-lal'