Lexical Summary gala: to expose, lay bare Original Word: גָּלַעTransliteration: gala Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-lah') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to expose, lay bare Meaning: to expose, lay bare Strong's Concordance intermeddle with A primitive root; to be obstinate -- (inter-)meddle (with). Brown-Driver-Briggs H1566. gala [גָּלַע] verb expose, lay bare (Late Hebrew Pi`el disclose, make known; compare Arabic (Frey) a. exuit (vestem), removit (praeputium); nuda fuit (femina); b. patuit (os) labiis non tegentibus dentes; impudica fuit (mulier); compare also Syriac circumcise (in Lexicons); Ethiopic cortex, crusta, testa; GrMonatsschr. 1884, 24 f.; Schult Thes De Proverbs 17:14 Fl in De, Now Str & most derive Hebrew meaning from Arabic b; shew the teeth, then snarl, quarrel (compare Arabic conjugation III), but see Grl.c.) — Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְגַּלַּע Proverbs 17:14; Imperfect יִתְגַּלָּ֑ע 18:1; 20:3; — disclose oneself, break out, 17:14 subject רִיב; break or burst out in contention, strife 20:3 subject כָּלאֱֿוִיל; similarly 18:1 (followed by בְּ against; Grl.c. proposes יִלְעַג or יַלְעִיג). גַּלְעֵד see below II. גלל. |
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