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It is used in the context of counting individuals, often translated as "per person" or "per head," indicating a census or headcount. The term also appears in contexts related to physical anatomy, specifically referring to the skull.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of counting by "heads" was a practical method for census-taking, taxation, and organizing military forces. The term "gulgoleth" reflects this practice, emphasizing the individual as a unit within the community. The skull, as a part of the human anatomy, also held symbolic significance, representing life and identity.<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>a skull, head, poll (of persons)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>apiece (2), census (2), head (11), skull (2).<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">גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>skull, head, poll</b></font> (person) (on formation compare Ba<sup>NB 205</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא</font>) — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ג</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-35.htm">2 Kings 9:35</a> 3t.; suffix <font class="hebrew2">גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/9-53.htm">Judges 9:53</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10</a>; plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">גֻּלְגְּלֹתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2</a> 5t.; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>skull</em>, as broken by a stone <a href="/interlinear/judges/9-53.htm">Judges 9:53</a>; as severed from body <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-35.htm">2 Kings 9:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>head, poll</em> (in counting, taxing, etc.; only P and late) <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֹמֶר לַגּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16</a> <em>an omer for every man</em>; compare <a href="/interlinear/exodus/38-26.htm">Exodus 38:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2</a>,18,20,22; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">1 Chronicles 23:3</a>,24. <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>head, every man, poll, skull <p>By reduplication from <a href="/hebrew/1556.htm">galal</a>; a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1556.htm">galal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ גלגלתו גלגלתו׃ הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת הגלגלת לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת לגלגלת לגלגלתם לגלגלתם׃ gul·gā·lə·tōw gulgālətōw gulgalTo hag·gul·gō·leṯ haggulGolet haggulgōleṯ lag·gul·gō·leṯ laggulGolet laggulgōleṯ lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām legulgeloTam ləḡulgəlōṯām<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/exodus/16-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 16:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָכְל֑וֹ עֹ֣מֶר <b> לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת </b> מִסְפַּר֙ נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> an omer <span class="itali">apiece</span> according to the number<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an omer <span class="itali">for every man,</span> [according to] the number<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to his eating an omer <span class="itali">apiece</span> to the number of persons<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/38-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 38:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בֶּ֚קַע <b> לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת </b> מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a beka <span class="itali">a head</span> ([that is], half<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> A bekah <span class="itali">for every man,</span> [that is], half<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/38-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A bekah <span class="itali">man</span> half A shekel<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ זָכָ֖ר <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> every male, <span class="itali">head by head</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every male <span class="itali">by their polls;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every male <span class="itali">head</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 1:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁנָ֛ה וָמַ֖עְלָה <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> old and upward, <span class="itali">head by head,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> old and upward, <span class="itali">by their polls.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> years and upward <span class="itali">head</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 1:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם </b> כָּל־ זָכָ֗ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of names, <span class="itali">head by head,</span> every<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the names, <span class="itali">by their polls,</span> every male<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the number of names <span class="itali">head</span> every male<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 1:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם </b> כָּל־ זָכָ֗ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of names, <span class="itali">head by head,</span> every<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the names, <span class="itali">by their polls,</span> every male<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the number of names <span class="itali">head</span> every male<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/3-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 3:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים <b> לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת </b> בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> apiece, <span class="itali">per head;</span> you shall take<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shekels <span class="itali">apiece by the poll,</span> after the shekel<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> apiece shekels <span class="itali">head</span> of the shekel of the sanctuary<p><b><a href="/text/judges/9-53.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 9:53</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתָּ֖רִץ אֶת־ <b> גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> head, crushing <span class="itali">his skull.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> head, and all to brake <span class="itali">his skull.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9-53.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Abimelech's crushing <span class="itali">his skull</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/9-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 9:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֧י אִם־ <b> הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת </b> וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם וְכַפּ֥וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of her than <span class="itali">the skull</span> and the feet<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> no more of her than <span class="itali">the skull,</span> and the feet,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for of her than <span class="itali">the skull</span> and the feet and the palms<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶת־ <b> גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ </b> תָקְע֖וּ בֵּ֥ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and fastened <span class="itali">his head</span> in the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and fastened <span class="itali">his head</span> in the temple<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the house of their gods <span class="itali">his head</span> and fastened the house<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/23-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 23:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיְהִ֨י מִסְפָּרָ֤ם <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ </b> לִגְבָרִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their number <span class="itali">by census</span> of men<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their number <span class="itali">by their polls,</span> man by man,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become and their number <span class="itali">their polls</span> man was thirty<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/23-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 23:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ <b> לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם </b> עֹשֵׂה֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of names <span class="itali">by their census,</span> doing<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of names <span class="itali">by their polls,</span> that did<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the number of names <span class="itali">their census</span> doing the work<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1538.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1538<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gulgalto_1538.htm">gul·gā·lə·tōw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haggulgolet_1538.htm">hag·gul·gō·leṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/laggulgolet_1538.htm">lag·gul·gō·leṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/legulgelotam_1538.htm">lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām — 6 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br 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