Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
wheel
Usage: 1) wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling 1a) wheel 1b) whirl (of dust, chaff) Aramaic equivalent: gal.gal (גַּלְגַּל "wheel" H1535)
Strong's Number
H1534
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
5
Strong's H1534 Quick Answer
Strong's H1534 גַּלגַּל (galgal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. galgal (gal-gal') n-m. 1. a wheel 2. by analogy, a whirlwind It has 11 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include wheels, wheel, heaven, and whirlwind. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- galgal (gal-gal') n-m. 1. a wheel 2. by analogy, a whirlwind
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- wheels, wheel, heaven, and whirlwind
Meaning and Definition
galgal (gal-gal') n-m. 1. a wheel 2. by analogy, a whirlwind 3. also dust (as whirled) [by reduplication from H1556] KJV: heaven, rolling thing, wheel. Root(s): H1556
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1534. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1534 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render galgal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1534 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1534 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1534 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1534.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1534, grouped by book.
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1534 FAQ
What does galgal (גַּלְגַּל) mean?
Galgal (Strong's H1534) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wheel". galgal (gal-gal') n-m. 1. a wheel 2. by analogy, a whirlwind
How many times is galgal (גַּלְגַּל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H1534 across 5 books.
Where can I study galgal (גַּלְגַּל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1534 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate galgal (גַּלְגַּל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wheels, wheel, heaven, and whirlwind. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.