גָּלַם

galam · roll up, fold

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1563 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

galam (גָּלַם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “roll up, fold”.

Something over on itself (like a cloak). It occurs only in 2 Kings 2:8.

How to say it

ga·lam

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 2:8

    Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water, and it was divided to one side and to the other, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.