What does גַּל · Σουσάννα mean in the Bible?
גַּל · Σουσάννα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a heap or mound of ruins".
Hebrew · H1530, G4677
גַּל
Something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves ) · lily; Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess
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גַּל H1530 something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves )
Pronunciation gal
Rolling motion unifies disparate senses: heap (rolled together), wave (rolling water), spring (water rolling forth).
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Σουσάννα G4677 lily; Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess
Pronunciation Sousánna
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What does גַּל (gal) mean in the Bible?
גַּל · Σουσάννα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a heap or mound of ruins".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1530, G4677?
H1530, G4677 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a heap or mound of ruins
Strong's H1530, G4677
Lexical occurrences 34 verses Source Gloss
a heap or mound of ruins
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גַּל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
H7799 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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