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גָּלִיל

galil · Galilee

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1551 · appears 6 times in the Bible

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What it means

galil (גָּלִיל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Galilee”.

The northern region of the land of Israel. The name means "circle, district."

How to say it

ga·lil

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

The place

Sea of GalileeGalilee
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Galilee

    Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee

    The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.

    Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).

    Isaiah 9:1Matthew 4:23Mark 1:14Luke 4:14

Where it appears

  • Joshua 20:7

    So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Joshua 21:32

    And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands —three cities.

  • 1 Kings 9:11

    — Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with timber of cedar and timber of cypress and with gold, according to all his pleasure — that then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried them into exile to Assyria.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:76

    and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.

  • Isaiah 9:1

    But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. As at the former time he treated with contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, so in the latter time he will make it glorious, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.