גַּל (gal) means “heap” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gal Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גַּל · gal · heap
: heap/pile 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring Also means: gal (גַּל ": wave" H1530H)
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גַּל · gal · heap: wave
: wave 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring
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from H1556 (גָּלַל); something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
KJV glosses: billow, heap, spring, wave.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| mound | 6 |
| a heap of rubble | 3 |
| the waves | 3 |
| and waves | 2 |
| into piles | 2 |
| pile | 2 |
| so that its waves | 2 |
| waves | 2 |
| a mound | 1 |
| a spring | 1 |
| and the waves of the sea | 1 |
| heaps of stones | 1 |
| its waves | 1 |
| like waves | 1 |
| of their waves | 1 |
| the mound | 1 |
| the rock heap | 1 |
| the waves of the sea | 1 |
| to become rubble | 1 |
| when its waves | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| this heap | 4 |
| heap | 3 |
| heaps | 3 |
| an heap | 2 |
| the waves | 2 |
| when the waves | 2 |
| a spring | 1 |
| and thy billows | 1 |
| and thy waves | 1 |
| as heaps | 1 |
| as the waves | 1 |
| behold this heap | 1 |
| causeth his waves | 1 |
| it and though the waves | 1 |
| of | 1 |
| of the waves | 1 |
| of their waves | 1 |
| shall become heaps | 1 |
| so that the waves | 1 |
| the heap | 1 |
| there upon the heap | 1 |
| to become heaps | 1 |
| waves | 1 |
| when her waves | 1 |
| whose waves | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 31 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
Read word by wordThen Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
Read word by wordLaban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
Read word by wordThis mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
Read word by wordAnd they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
Read word by wordHe hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
Read word by wordThey took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Read word by wordHave you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
Read word by wordHis roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Read word by wordhe will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
Read word by wordand I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
Read word by wordDeep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 42.8
You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 65.8
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 89.10
For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
Read word by wordHe calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Read word by wordMy sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Read word by wordIndeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
Read word by wordHave you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
Read word by wordIf only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
Read word by wordFor I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Read word by wordDo you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Read word by word“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.10
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Read word by wordBabylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.
Read word by wordThe sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.
Read word by wordFor the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.
Read word by wordtherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
Read word by wordIs there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.12
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.4
They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
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