ga.lil is a proper place-name used for the area in which Kedesh stood and for a land containing cities and Naphtali.

The supplied verses use the proper noun for a geographical area: Kedesh is located there in Joshua 20:7 and Joshua 21:32, while 1 Kings 9:11 and 2 Kings 15:29 place cities and the land of Naphtali within it. In 1 Chronicles 6:61, the proper-name form occurs, but the translation does not make its contribution identifiable.

1. Geographical area associated with Kedesh and cities · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Joshua 20:7 and Joshua 21:32, the APB renders Kedesh as being "in Galilee"; in 1 Kings 9:11 it renders twenty cities as being "in the land of Galilee," and in 2 Kings 15:29 it names "the Galilee" alongside "all the land of Naphtali."

   Joshua 20:7Joshua 21:321 Kings 9:112 Kings 15:291 Chronicles 6:61

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Galilee" in the location of Kedesh, in the phrase "the land of Galilee," and in a list that includes "the Galilee." In 1 Chronicles 6:61, the translation gives only the allotment of cities, so the term's specific English reflection is unclear.