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Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1570 - גָּלַשׁ

Transliteration

gâlash

Phonetics

gaw-lash'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

357

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to sit, sit up, (possibly also) recline
1. (Qal)
  1. of flocks of goats
  2. of a woman´s hair (simile)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 305 ‑ ἀναβαίνω (an‑ab‑ah'ee‑no); 398 ‑ ἀναφαίνω (an‑af‑ah'ee‑no); 601 ‑ ἀποκαλύπτω (ap‑ok‑al‑oop'‑to);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Song of Solomon 2

BSB (2)

Song of Solomon 2

CSB (2)

Song of Solomon 2

ESV (0)

The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (2)

Song of Solomon 2

LEB (2)

Song of Solomon 2

LSB (3)

Song of Solomon 3

N95 (2)

Song of Solomon 2

NAS (2)

Song of Solomon 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Song of Solomon 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2068) s l c (גלסה GLSh) AC: Appear CO: ? AB: ?

V) s l c (גלסה GLSh) - App (vf: Paal) |kjv: appear - Strongs: H1570 (גָּלַשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[גָּלַשׁ] verb sit, sit up, possibly also recline (compare Arabic

sit up; so Thes De and others (not Ew)) — only

Qal Perfect (שֶׁ)גָָּֽלִשׁוּ Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 6:5 שֶׁגָּלְשׁוּמ(הר) גִּלְעָד of flocks of goats, in simile of a woman's hair; construction & sense rather awkward.

גַּם see below גמם.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

גָּלַשׁ i.q. Arabic جَلسَ to sit, to sit down, to lie down. Song of Solomon 4:1, “thy locks are as a flock of goats שֶׁגָּֽלְשׁוּ מֵהַר גִּלְעָד which lie down on mount Gilead.” Song of Solomon 6:5. Prop. lie down, as if hanging from mount Gilead, from its side, see מִן No. 3. Jerome 4:1, “quœ ascenderunt.” LXX. 6:4, Complut. ἀνέβησαν; compare جلس Conj. II. to go up.

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List of Word Forms

שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ שגלשו šeg·gā·lə·šū šeggāləšū sheggalShu