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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1561. גֵּ֫לֶל (gelel or gel) -- Dung, refuse</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1561.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/4-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1561.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1561</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1560.htm" title="1560">◄</a> 1561. gelel or gel <a href="../hebrew/1562.htm" title="1562">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gelel or gel: Dung, refuse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גֵּלֶל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gelel<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>geh'-lel or gel<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(gay'-lel)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dung, refuse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>dung<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to roll<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of uncleanness or refuse can be related to Greek terms such as "σκύβαλον" (skubalon - Strong's Greek 4657), which means refuse or rubbish.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "gelel" or "gel" is used in the Old Testament to refer to dung or refuse. It is often used metaphorically to describe something that is considered worthless or detestable. The term is used to convey a sense of uncleanness or impurity, often in the context of idolatry or moral corruption.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, dung was a common byproduct of daily life, especially in agrarian societies. It was used as fertilizer but was also considered unclean, particularly in religious contexts. The use of "gelel" in the Bible often symbolizes the rejection of idolatry and the purification of the community from practices that are seen as spiritually defiling.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1556.htm">galal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>dung<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dung (1), dung* (1), refuse (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">גֵּל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>dung</b></font> (<em>ball</em> of dung, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb016501.gif"> etc., dung of camels etc., compare Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">גַּלָּא</font>; on form see Ew<sup>§ 255 b</sup> Ol<sup>§ 150. 163</sup>) — suffix <font class="hebrew2">גֶּלֲלוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/20-7.htm">Job 20:7</a>, plural construct <font class="hebrew2">הָאָדָם</font> (<font class="hebrew2">צֵאַת</font>) <font class="hebrew2">גֶּלֲלֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Ezekiel 4:12,15</a>; — human dung used as fuel <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Ezekiel 4:12</a>,15 <font class="hebrew2">(צֵאַת) הָאָדָם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ג</font>; perhaps also <a href="/interlinear/job/20-7.htm">Job 20:7</a>, but compare Di, who thinks no reference to fuel, & De who thinks of cattle-dung; (see on Arabic word Wetzst in De). — See also II.<font class="hebrew2">גָּלָל</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">גֹּל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">גֻּלָּהּ</font> see <font class="hebrew2">גֻּלָּה</font>. below<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dung <p>A variation of <a href="/hebrew/1557.htm">galal</a>; dung (plural balls of dung) -- dung. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1557.htm">galal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ בגללי גֶּלְלֵ֣י גללי כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ כגללו כגללים׃ bə·ḡel·lê bəḡellê begelLei gel·lê gellê gelLei kag·gə·lā·lîm kaggelaLim kaggəlālîm kə·ḡe·lă·lōw kegelalo kəḡelălōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 20:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ </b> לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> forever <span class="itali">like his refuse;</span> Those who have seen<br><a href="/kjvs/job/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for ever <span class="itali">like his own dung:</span> they which have seen<br><a href="/interlinear/job/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">his refuse</span> forever perishes<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא <b> בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ </b> צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it] in their sight over human <span class="itali">dung.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thou shalt bake <span class="itali">it with dung</span> that cometh out<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall eat he <span class="itali">dung</span> out human<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 4:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַבָּקָ֔ר תַּ֖חַת <b> גֶּלְלֵ֣י </b> הָֽאָדָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of human <span class="itali">dung</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for man's <span class="itali">dung,</span> and thou shalt prepare<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cow's place <span class="itali">dung</span> of human will prepare<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 1:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וּלְחֻמָ֖ם <b> כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as dust, and their flesh <span class="itali">as the dung.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dust and their flesh <span class="itali">as the dung</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1561.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1561.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1561<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/begellei_1561.htm">bə·ḡel·lê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/gellei_1561.htm">gel·lê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaggelalim_1561.htm">kag·gə·lā·lîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kegelalo_1561.htm">kə·ḡe·lă·lōw — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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