Strong H1537H1537Hגִּלְגָּל
Gilgal
One of the 3 senses of Strong H1537
- Transliteration
- gilgâl
- Pronunciation
- ghil-gawl'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Gilgal, a place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha, was the starting point of Elijah's final journey and the location of a prophetic community (2 Kings 2:1; 4:38).
Meaning of the name
Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"
General definition
In the biblical story
Gilgal
A place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha.
Gilgal, a place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha, was the starting point of Elijah's final journey and the location of a prophetic community (2 Kings 2:1; 4:38).
In the Bible
Strong H1537H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gilgal2
First verses
- 2 Kings 2:1And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
- 2 Kings 4:38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.