Strong’s H1539 · Hebrew
גֶּלֶד
geled
ghe'-led
Definition
the (human) skin (as smooth)
Etymology
from an unused root probably meaning to polish;
Where the KJV renders it
- skin
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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