Lexical Definition

‎גַּלְגַּל‎ galgal (gal-gal') wheel ^H:N-M
by reduplication from ‎גָּלַל‎

heaven, rolling thing, wheel.

• a wheel
• by analogy, a whirlwind
• also dust (as whirled)

1) wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling
1a) wheel
1b) whirl (of dust, chaff)

See Greek: τροχός

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: gal.gal (‎ג‎ַּ‎ל‎ְ‎ג‎ַּ‎ל‎ "wheel" גַּלְגַּל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גַּלְגַּל‎ noun masculine^{Eccl 12:6} wheel, whirl, whirlwind (on formation compare Ba^{NB 204}) — absolute ‎׳‎‎ג‎ Ezek 10:2 + 7 t.; ‎גַּלְגַּ֑ל‎ Ps 83:14* plural with suffix ‎גַּלְגִּלָּיו‎ Isa 5:28; Jer 47:3 —

1. wheel,
a. of war-chariot Isa 5:28; Jer 47:3, also collective Ezek 23:24; Ezek 26:10 perhaps also in Ezekiel's vision Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6; Ezek 10:13 (compare wheelwork) but compare below
b. for drawing water Eccl 12:6.

2. a. whirl (of dust or chaff) Ps 83:14*; Isa 17:13, simile of foes put to flight by God.
b. perhaps whirling of wheels Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6; Ezek 10:13 Sm RV, but compare above
c. whirlwind Ps 77:19*.

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