Lexical Definition

‎גָּלַע‎ gâlaʻ (gaw-lah') to quarrel ^H:V
a primitive root

(inter-) meddle (with).

• to be obstinate

1) to expose, lay bare
1a) (Hithpael)
1a1) to disclose oneself, break out
1a2) to break out (in contention)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎גָּלַע‎] verb expose, lay bare (Late Hebrew Pi`el disclose, make known; compare Arabic (Frey)
a. exuit (vestem), removit (praeputium); nuda fuit (femina);
b. patuit (os) labiis non tegentibus dentes; impudica fuit (mulier); compare also Syriac circumcise (in Lexicons); Ethiopic cortex, crusta, testa; Gr^{Monatsschr. 1884, 24 f.}; Schult Thes De Prov 17:14 Fl in De, Now Str & most derive Hebrew meaning from Arabic b; shew the teeth, then snarl, quarrel (compare Arabic conjugation III), but see Gr^l.c.) —

Hithpa`el Perfect ‎הִתְגַּלַּע‎ Prov 17:14 Imperfect ‎יִתְגַּלָּ֑ע‎ Prov 18:1; Prov 20:3 — disclose oneself, break out, Prov 17:14 subject ‎רִיב‎; break or burst out in contention, strife Prov 20:3 subject ‎כָּלאֱֿוִיל‎; similarly Prov 18:1 (followed by ‎בְּ‎ against; Gr^l.c. proposes ‎יִלְעַג‎ or ‎יַלְעִיג‎).

‎גַּלְעֵד‎ see below II. ‎גלל‎.

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