Strong’s H1551 · Hebrew

גָּלִיל
Gâlîyl
gaw-leel'

Definition

Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine

Etymology

or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as H1550 (גָּלִיל); a circle (with the article);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Galilee

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