גֹּלֶם
gōlem
embryo
Strong's H1564NounHebrewTWOT 354b

גֹּלֶם (gōlem) is a Hebrew noun meaning embryo. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1564).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 354b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 354b)embryo; wrapped; substance yet being unperfect
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גֹּ֫לֶם noun, masculine: embryo

Strong's H1564 גֹּלֶם: a wrapped (and unformed mass, i.e. as the embryo)
KJV:substance yet being unperfect.

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 354: גָּלַם gālam — wrap up, fold, fold together; wrap together

See it in Scripture

Psalms 139:16

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