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King James Bible

Strongs Number: H1552


Hebrew Word
גְלִילָה
Transliteration
gᵉlîylâh
Phonetic
ghel-ee-law'
Part of Speech
Noun Feminine
Strongs Definition

a circuit or region

BDB Definition

1. circuit, boundary, territory n pr loc Galilee = "circuit, district"

2. a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem

Origin
Feminine of H1550
Bible Usage
{border} {coast} country.