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Strong's H1538 גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (gulgoleth)

Gulgoleth means “head” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1538 — hekastos (“any”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1538
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 5

Strong's H1538 Quick Answer

Strong's H1538 גּוּלגּוֹלֶת (gulgoleth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gulgoleth (gul-go'-leth) n-f. 1. a skull (as round) 2. (by implication) a head (in enumeration of persons) It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include every, polls, skull, persons, and poll. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
gulgoleth (gul-go'-leth) n-f. 1. a skull (as round) 2. (by implication) a head (in enumeration of persons)
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
every, polls, skull, persons, and poll

Meaning and Definition

gulgoleth (gul-go'-leth) n-f. 1. a skull (as round) 2. (by implication) a head (in enumeration of persons) [by reduplication from H1556] KJV: head, every man, poll, skull. Root(s): H1556

Original Word
גּוּלגּוֹלֶת
Transliteration
gulgoleth
Derivation
Root: גלל First root strongs: 1556
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1538. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1538 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gulgoleth, 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 H1538 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 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1538 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 H1538 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 16:16 KJV

This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

Exodus 38:26 KJV

A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

Numbers 1:2 KJV

Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1538.

Exodus 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Exodus 38:26 Old Testament, KJV
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
Numbers 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
Numbers 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
Numbers 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 3:47 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
Judges 9:53 Old Testament, KJV
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
2 Kings 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
1 Chronicles 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
1 Chronicles 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:24 Old Testament, KJV
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1538, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1538 FAQ

What does gulgoleth (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת) mean?

Gulgoleth (Strong's H1538) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "head". gulgoleth (gul-go'-leth) n-f. 1. a skull (as round) 2. (by implication) a head (in enumeration of persons)

How many times is gulgoleth (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H1538 across 5 books.

Where can I study gulgoleth (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1538 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gulgoleth (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as every, polls, skull, persons, poll, and head. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.