Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1538

Strong's H1538 · Hebrew

גֻּלְגֹּלֶת

gulgôleth · /gul-go'-leth/

Number
H1538
Language
Hebrew
Original word
גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
Transliteration
gulgôleth
Pronunciation
gul-go'-leth
KJV occurrences
12 verses

Definition

a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons)

KJV: head, every man, poll, skull.

Root / derivation: by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גֻּלְגֹּלֶת across 12 verses.

polls6×
man2×
skull2×
head1×
poll1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus2 verses
Numbers5 verses
Numbers 1:2

Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

Numbers 1:18

And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

Numbers 1:20

And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:22

Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 3:47

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

Judges1 verse
2 Kings1 verse
1 Chronicles3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1538 (gulgôleth) mean?

a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons)

How many times does H1538 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1538 (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “polls.”

How is gulgôleth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1538 is rendered as “polls” (6×), “man” (2×), “skull” (2×), “head” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word גֻּלְגֹּלֶת come from?

by reduplication from H1556 (גָּלַל);