BDB1656 [H1551]
II.
1. cylinder, rod , only plural construct גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף Esth 1:6 of support of rich hangings (|| עַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ ); & גְּלִילֵי זָהָב מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ Song 5:14, simile of (? fingers of) hands: cylinders of gold set with topaz.
2. circuit, district , on northern border of Israel in Naphtali (see below), population largely heathen (Late Hebrew id. Aramaic גְּלִילָא , גְּלִיל הַגּוֺיִם Isa 8:23 elsewhere = proper name, of a location always with article Josh 20:7; Josh 21:32; 1Chr 6:61 all ׳ קֶדֶשׁ בַּגּ ; ׳ אֶרֶץ הַגּ 1Kgs 9:11, so also ᵐ5 Di ) for גִּלְגַּל q. v.; הַגָּלִ֫ילָה Galilee, 2Kgs 15:29 (|| אֶרֶ֖ נַפְתָּלִי ) Ew§ 173 h n Sta§ 308 a 2 Ges§ 90 f.
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