01537
01537 גִּלְגָּל Gilgal [ghil-gawl’] the same as 01536 a wheel; a variation of 01534 something whirling or spinning like the heavens or the wind; 01556 a verb Gsmel LamedLamed to roll but also translate trust, commit, and wallow; n pr loc; [BDB-166a] [{See TWOT on 353 @@ "353j" }] AV-Gilgal 41; 41
- Gilgal= "a wheel, rolling"
- 1) the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship
- 2) dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel
- 3) a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure