גַּל m. (b. h.; גלל) 1) heap of stones, bones &c., esp. rubbish, ruins. Sot. IX, 2 if the body of a murdered person was found טמון בג׳ buried in a heap. Keth. 15ᵇ לפקח עליו את הג׳ as to removing debris for saving one’s life (on the Sabbath). Sabb. 34ᵃ עשהו ג׳ של עצמות changed him into a heap of bones; a. fr.—Pl. גַּלִּים, גַּלִּין. Nidd. IX, 5. Kil. I, 2, v. חֲזֶרֶת. Cmp. גִּילָּא. —2) wave, billow. Mikv. V, 6 ג׳ שנתלש a wave thrown on shore. Yeb. 121ᵃ; a. fr.—Pl. as above. Ex. R. s. 19 הגיעוה ג׳ waves overcame her, i.e. she encountered storms; a. e. —3) revolving door, turning on hinges or pivots. Sabb. 81ᵃ של ג׳ the pivot of a revolving door. V. גִּלָּה. —4) (v. LXX Hos. XII, 12) turtoise. Pl. as above. Sifra Sh’mini, ch. IV, Par. 3.
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גַּל m. (b. h.; גלל ) 1) heap of stones, bones &c., esp. rubbish, ruins . Sot. IX, 2 if the body of a murdered person was found טמון בג׳ buried in a…
References
- Mishnah Sotah 9:2
- Ketubot 15b:2
- Shabbat 34a:2
- Jastrow, גְּלִים 1
- Jastrow, *גַּלִּי 1
- Mishnah Niddah 9:5
- Mishnah Kilayim 1:2
- Jastrow, חֲזֶרֶת 1
- Jastrow, גִּילָא II 1
- Mishnah Mikvaot 5:6
- Yevamot 121a:13
- Shemot Rabbah 19:7
- Shabbat 81a:2
- Jastrow, גִּלָּה 1
- Hosea 12:12