The meaning of “גָּלָל”
Understanding gâlâl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
because of, for (sake). - a circumstance (as rolled around) - only used adverbially, on account of 1) on account of, for...
גָּלָל
because of, for (sake). - a circumstance (as rolled around) - only used adverbially, on account of 1) on account of, for the sake of
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:27 | “And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.” Word: גָּלָל (gâlâl) | |
| Deuteronomy 15:10 | “Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.” Word: גָּלָל (gâlâl) | |
| 1 Kings 14:16 | “And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.” Word: גָּלָל (gâlâl) | |
| Jeremiah 15:4 | “And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.” Word: גָּלָל (gâlâl) | |
| Micah 3:12 | “Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. ” Word: גָּלָל (gâlâl) |