גְלִילָה (gĕlîlâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning circuit. It appears
5 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1552).
Also rendered
border
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 353g)
Range of meaning (TWOT 353g)circuit, boundary, territory, Galilee; circles; unto Geliloth, of Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, in front of the land of Canaan, in Geliloth of Jordan, beyond the sons of Israel; region, Geliloth; border, coast, country
circuit, boundary, territory; as proper name of a place Galilee
גְּלִילוֹתproper name of a place: circles
1.place on border between Benj. & Judah
2.locality described as follows
a.unto Geliloth (= the circles) of Jordan which is in the land of Canaan
b.in front of the land of Canaan, beyond the sons of Israel
Strong's H1552גְלִילָה: a circuit or region KJV:border, coast, country.
Strong's H1553גְּלִילוֹת: Geliloth, a place in Palestine KJV:Geliloth.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 353: גָּלַלgālal — roll, roll away; roll up, along; garment rolled, in blood; roll oneself over and over; commit, remove, run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow