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gal גַּל ‘heap’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gālal גָּלַל ‘to roll’
Roots: גלל

gal n, m
1) heap, spring, wave, billow
 1a) heap (of stones)
  1a1) over dead body
  1a2) alone
  1a3) used in ratifying a covenant
 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah)
 1c) spring

Mentioned in Genesis 31:46, 31:52, 31:48, 31:51 Joshua 7:26, 8:29 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Kings 19:25 Isaiah 51:15, 25:2, 37:26, 48:18 Jeremiah 51:55, 31:35, 51:37, 5:22, 9:10, 51:42 Ezekiel 26:3 Hosea 12:12 Jonah 2:4 Zechariah 10:11 Psalms 42:8, 107:25, 89:10, 65:8, 107:29 Job 8:17, 38:11, 15:28 Song of Songs 4:12

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