The meaning of “גֻּלְגֹּלֶת”
Understanding gulgôleth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
by reduplication from גָּלַל head, every man, poll, skull. - a skull (as round) - by implication, a head (in enumeration...
גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
by reduplication from גָּלַל head, every man, poll, skull. - a skull (as round) - by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) 1) head, poll, skull 1a) skull 1b) head, poll (of census)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 38:26 | “A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.” Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) | |
| Numbers 1:20 | “And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;” Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) | |
| Judges 9:53 | “And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.” Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) | |
| 2 Kings 9:35 | “And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.” Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 23:3 | “Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.” Word: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgôleth) |
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