Aramaic word · H1560

גְּלָל

gelal

great

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·

What it means

rolling

Aramaic of ga.lal (גָּלַל "to roll" H1556)

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 2

  1. Ezra 5:8 גְּלָ֔ל rolling

    Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.

    Here: Literally 'of rolling', from the root g-l-l, 'to roll'. It probably means blocks so massive they had to be rolled into place, hence 'large/huge stones'. Ancient translators read it as 'chosen', 'hewn' or 'unpolished' (see debates).

  2. Ezra 6:4 גְּלָל֙ rolling

    with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.

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