Biblica Analytica
H1559H Hebrew

גָּלָל

ga.lal

Galal

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Galal
Transliteration
ga.lal
Strong's Number
H1559H
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

Explored

# Galal (H1559) — A Rare Hebrew Word Based on the limited data provided, galal appears in the Hebrew Bible only twice, making it one of the language's rarer terms. With just two occurrences, the word's precise semantic range is difficult to establish with certainty. The lexicon entry itself offers minimal definition—simply transliterating it as "galal"—without providing English gloss or usage context that would clarify its exact meaning or function in biblical sentences. The scarcity of this word in biblical texts presents a challenge for understanding its significance. Typically, words appearing only twice offer limited evidence for determining their core meaning, potential metaphorical uses, or theological importance. Without access to the specific verses where galal appears or fuller lexical notes explaining its derivation or related forms, any confident statement about what galal signifies in biblical Hebrew would exceed the information provided. Its rarity alone suggests it may have been an uncommon or specialized term, possibly belonging to a particular register or domain of Hebrew vocabulary, but this remains speculative without additional evidence. To understand this word's actual contribution to biblical meaning, one would need to examine the two biblical passages where it occurs and consult fuller lexical resources that document its context and possible connections to related Hebrew roots.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H1559H
Lemma
גָּלָל
Transliteration
ga.lal
Definition
Galal
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