Strong H1526גִּילֹנִי

Gilonite

Transliteration
gîylônîy
Pronunciation
ghee-lo-nee'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patrial from H1542; a Gilonite or inhabitant of Giloh: - Gilonite.

Meaning of the name

Gilonite = "gentilic of preceding"

Detailed definition


Group of gi.loh (גִּלֹה "Giloh" H1542)

In the biblical story

Giloh

A city in Judah; home of Ahithophel, David's counselor.

Giloh, also known as Gilo, was a city in Judah and the hometown of Ahithophel, David's counselor who later conspired with Absalom (Joshua 15:51; 2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34).

In the Bible

Strong H1526 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gilonite2

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 15:12
    And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:34
    Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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