Lexical Definition
גֵּלֶל gêlel (gay'-lel) dung H:N-M
a variation of גָּלָל
dung.
- dung (plural balls of dung)
1) dung, ball of dung
Usage: 3 forms in 3 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גֵּל] noun [masculine] dung (ball of dung, Arabic etc., dung of camels etc., compare Aramaic גַּלָּא; on form see Ew§ 255 b Ol§ 150. 163) — suffix גֶּלֲלוֺ Job 20:7, plural construct הָאָדָם (צֵאַת) גֶּלֲלֵי Ezek 4:12; Ezek 4:15 — human dung used as fuel Ezek 4:12; Ezek 4:15 (צֵאַת) הָאָדָם ׳ג; perhaps also Job 20:7, but compare Di, who thinks no reference to fuel, & De who thinks of cattle-dung; (see on Arabic word Wetzst in De). — See also II. גָּלָל. גֹּל, גֻּלָּהּ see גֻּלָּה. below
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 20:7 |
| Ezekiel | 4:12 · 4:15 |