גָּלִיל (gālîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning turning. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1550).

Also rendered

• cylinder
• turned

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 353f)

Root family 353: גָּלַל gālal — II, commit, remove, trust, run down, seek occasion, wallow, roll, and roll down, away or together

• גִּלּוּל gillûl — idols
• גִּלְגָּל gilgāl — Gilgal
• גַּל gal — heap
• מְגִלָּה mĕgillâ — roll
• גָּלַל gālal — roll
• גֻּלָּה gullâ — basin
• גֻּלְגֹּלֶת gulgōlet — skull
• גַּלְגַּל galgal — wheel

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