Strong's H1530 · Hebrew
גַּל
gal · /gal/
Definition
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
KJV: billow, heap, spring, wave.
Root / derivation: from H1556 (גָּלַל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גַּל across 32 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis4 verses
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Genesis 31:48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
Genesis 31:51And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
Genesis 31:52This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
Joshua2 verses
And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. Achor: that is, Trouble
Joshua 8:29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
Job3 verses
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
Job 15:28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Job 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves
Psalms5 verses
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Psalms 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Psalms 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalms 107:25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand
Psalms 107:29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah5 verses
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. Lift: Heb. Cry shrill with
Isaiah 25:2For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
Isaiah 37:26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?
Isaiah 48:18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah 51:15But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Jeremiah6 verses
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 9:11And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. desolate: Heb. desolation
Jeremiah 31:35Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Jeremiah 51:37And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
Jeremiah 51:55Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1530 (gal) mean?
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
How many times does H1530 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1530 (גַּל) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “waves.”
How is gal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1530 is rendered as “waves” (14×), “heap” (12×), “heaps” (6×), “billows” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גַּל come from?
from H1556 (גָּלַל);