Galiyl <1551>
lylg Galiyl or (prolonged) hlylg Galiylah
| Pronunciation: | gaw-leel' gaw-lee-law' |
| Origin: | the same as 01550, Greek 1056 galilaia |
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| PrtSpch: | noun proper locative |
| In AV: | Galilee 6 |
| Count: | 6 |
| Definition: | Galilee = "circuit, district" 1) a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem or (prolonged) Galiylah {gaw-lee-law'}; the same as 1550; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine:-Galilee. see HEBREW for 01550 |
