HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1542
גִּלֹה
gi.loh — Giloh
Giloh = "exile" a city in the mountains of Judah, home town of Ahithophel Also named: gi.lo.ni (גִּילֹנִי "Gilonite" H1526)
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Giloh
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1526
גִּילֹנִי
gi.lo.ni — Gilonite
Group of gi.loh (גִּלֹה "Giloh" H1542) § Gilonite = "gentilic of preceding" an inhabitant of Giloh
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Exile, a city in the south-west part of the hill-country of Judah (Josh. 15:51). It was the native place or residence of the traitor Ahithophel “the Gilonite” (Josh. 15:51; 2 Sam. 15:12), and where he committed suicide (17:23). It has been identified with Kurbet Jala, about 7 miles north of Hebron.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.