Hebrew word · H1526
גִּילֹנִי
hagiloni
Gilonite
An adjective of origin meaning 'from Giloh.' Giloh was a town in the southern hill country of Judah (Josh 15:51), probably near Hebron. It is not the modern Jerusalem neighbourhood of the same name.
Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of 2 Samuel 23:34
- Range of meaning
An adjective of origin meaning 'from Giloh.' Giloh was a town in the southern hill country of Judah (Josh 15:51), probably near Hebron. It is not the modern Jerusalem neighbourhood of the same name.
- Against the English
English transliterates the word. Nothing is lost.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Elsewhere it is used only of Ahithophel (2 Sam 15:12). Absalom sent for him 'from his city, from Giloh' while launching the revolt at Hebron.
Where it appears
2 Samuel · 2
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2 Samuel 15:12 הַגִּֽילֹנִ֜י the Gilonite
While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
Here: 'The man from Giloh.' It names his clan and home district in the Judean hill country, which is the same region as Hebron, where the revolt began.
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2 Samuel 23:34 הַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ ס the Gilonite
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Here: 'The Gilonite': a man from Giloh, a town in the hill country of Judah (Josh 15:51). This is the same hometown given for Ahithophel in 2 Sam 15:12, which confirms it is the same family.
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