| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | gll. |
| DEFINITION: | To roll. 1. Galilee, from Latin Galilea, either from Aramaic g lil , circuit, district (from glal, to roll) or from Hebrew glîlâ, circuit, district (from glal, to roll). 2. Megillah, from Hebrew mgillâ, scroll, roll, from glal, to roll. 3. Golgotha, from Aramaic gulgult, skull, from galgel, to roll, derived stem of glal, to roll. |
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