Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilgal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: gil-gal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The site of Joshua's encampment before the siege of Jericho.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּלְגָּל.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: גִּלְגָּל

Questions

What does gilgal mean?: The site of Joshua's encampment before the siege of Jericho.
Where does gilgal come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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