Strong's H1537 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: גִּלְגָּל (Gilgâl)

Pronunciation: ghil-gawl'

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"

Derivation: the same as גִּלְגָּל (gilgâl) [H1536] (with the article as a properly, noun);

Definition: Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine

KJV Renderings: Gilgal. See also בֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל (Bêyth hag-Gilgâl) [H1019].

Senses

1. the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship
2. dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel
3. a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.