Lexicon
גַּלִּים
gal.lim
H1554
N:N--L Hebrew

Gallim

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gal.lim is a proper name used for the place identified as Palti's origin and addressed as having a daughter.

The attested uses present gal.lim as a proper place name: Palti is said to be from it in 1 Samuel 25:44, and its “daughter” is directly addressed in Isaiah 10:30.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name for a place · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 25:44, the Proper noun identifies the place from which Palti son of Laish came; the APB renders him as “from Gallim.” In Isaiah 10:30, the same Proper noun occurs in the address “O daughter of Gallim,” as the APB renders the clause.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Gallim” in both verses, once in the phrase “from Gallim” and once in “daughter of Gallim.” The verse is read as a whole.

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