Biblica Analytica
H1554 Hebrew

גַּלִּים

gal.lim

Gallim

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Gallim
Transliteration
gal.lim
Strong's Number
H1554
Occurrences
2
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Gallim: A Place in Ancient Israel Based on the lexical data provided, Gallim (H1554) is a proper noun referring to a specific geographical location in ancient Israel. The term appears only twice in the biblical text, which suggests it was a minor settlement or locality rather than a major city or region that warranted frequent mention. Without additional context from the lexicon data regarding the location's characteristics, religious significance, or historical role, we can only note that its minimal presence in scripture indicates it held limited prominence in the biblical narrative. The proper noun classification suggests Gallim was a recognized place name in the geography of ancient Israel, though its exact functions and associations remain beyond what the provided lexical information conveys. The scarcity of references to Gallim in the biblical corpus means that this location, while known to the original audience, occupies a marginal place in the surviving written tradition. Any deeper understanding of its significance would require additional historical, archaeological, or textual data beyond the lexicographical entry provided.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H1554
Lemma
גַּלִּים
Transliteration
gal.lim
Definition
Gallim
Occurrences
2
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences across the text