Strong's Lexicon

H1539

H1539 — גֶּלֶר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewgelednoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 349

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1539
Word:גֶּלֶר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root probably meaning to polish
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:geled
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ghe'-led
Meaning:1. the (human) skin (as smooth)
KJV Renderings:skin.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1635

[גֶּ֫לֶד] noun masculine skin (Arabic [untranscribed source text 899], Aramaic גִּלְדָּא, [untranscribed source text 900]) of man Job 16:15 שַׂק תָּפַרְתִּי עֲלֵי גִלְדִּ֑י.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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