Strong's H1538 · Hebrew
גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
gulgôleth · /gul-go'-leth/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls
Exodus 38:26A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll
Numbers5 verses
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 1:18And 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 1:20And 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 1:22Of 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 3:47Thou 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
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
1 Chronicles 23:3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
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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);