Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1549 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גִּלָּיוֹן גִּליוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1540 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | gillayown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ghil-law-yone' (or gilyown {ghil-yone'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a tablet for writing (as bare) 2. by analogy, a mirror (as a plate) |
| KJV Renderings: | glass, roll. |
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גִּלָּיוֺן noun masculine table, tablet (Talmud גִּלְיוֺן, the empty margin of page or roll, see LagGN 1881, 403, compare BN 199) — קַחלְֿךָ גִּלָּיוֺן גָּדוֺל וּכְתֹב עָלָיו take thee a great tablet and write upon it Isa 8:1 plural הַגִּלְֹינִים tablets of polished metal, mirrors Isa 3:23 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Ges Che Di De; but transparent garments, gauzes, ᵐ5 Ew (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 907] fine garment).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 9:23
