Gilgâl — H1537

H1537 · Hebrew — גלגל

Pronunciation: ghil-gawl'

Definition

locative proper noun

Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine

  1. Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"
  2. 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
  3. dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel
  4. a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

Usually translated as

Gilgal

Origin

the same as H1536 (with the article as a properly, noun)

Occurrences

Gilgâl occurs 41 times in 39 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (13), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (12), 2 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (2), Nehemiah (1), Hosea (3), Amos (2), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — G