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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: 1549. גִּלָּיוֹן (gillayon) -- Tablet, scroll, writing surface</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1549.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><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/isaiah/8-1.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/1549.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> > 1549</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/1548.htm" title="1548">◄</a> 1549. gillayon <a href="../hebrew/1550.htm" title="1550">►</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">gillayon: Tablet, scroll, writing surface</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גִּלָּיוֹן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gillayown<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>gil-lah-yone<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghil-law-yone')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Tablet, scroll, writing surface<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a tablet for, writing, a mirror<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root גָּלָה (galah), meaning "to uncover" or "to reveal."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gillayon," the concept of writing surfaces is present in the New Testament with terms like βιβλίον (biblion, Strong's Greek 975) meaning "book" or "scroll."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "gillayon" refers to a writing surface, such as a tablet or scroll, used for inscribing messages or records. It is associated with the act of writing or recording important information, often for public display or official documentation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, writing surfaces like tablets and scrolls were essential for communication, record-keeping, and the transmission of religious texts. Tablets were typically made of clay, wood, or metal, while scrolls were crafted from papyrus or parchment. The use of such materials reflects the importance of written communication in maintaining societal order and religious practice.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm">galah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a table, tablet<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hand mirrors (1), tablet (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">גִּלָּיוֺן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>table, tablet</b></font> (Talmud <font class="hebrew2">גִּלְיוֺן</font>, the empty margin of page or roll, see Lag<sup>GN 1881, 403</sup>, compare BN 199) — <font class="hebrew2">קַחלְֿךָ גִּלָּיוֺן גָּדוֺל וּכְתֹב עָלָיו</font> <em>take thee a great tablet and write upon it</em> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">הַגִּלְֹינִים</font> <em>tablets of polished metal, mirrors</em> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-23.htm">Isaiah 3:23</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Ges Che Di De; but <em>transparent garments, gauzes</em>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Ew (compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb016303.gif"> <em>fine garment</em>). <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>glass, roll <p>Or gilyown {ghil-yone'}; from <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm">galah</a>; a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate) -- glass, roll. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm">galah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גִּלָּי֣וֹן גליון וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ והגלינים gil·lā·yō·wn gillaYon gillāyōwn vehaggilyoNim wə·hag·gil·yō·nîm wəhaggilyōnîm<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/isaiah/3-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 3:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ </b> וְהַסְּדִינִ֔ים וְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">hand mirrors,</span> undergarments, turbans<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The glasses,</span> and the fine linen,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">hand</span> undergarments turbans<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 8:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קַח־ לְךָ֖ <b> גִּלָּי֣וֹן </b> גָּד֑וֹל וּכְתֹ֤ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for yourself a large <span class="itali">tablet</span> and write<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee a great <span class="itali">roll,</span> and write<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to me Take <span class="itali">tablet</span> A large and write<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1549.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1549.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1549<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gillayon_1549.htm">gil·lā·yō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaggilyonim_1549.htm">wə·hag·gil·yō·nîm — 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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