This is the name of the place Giloh: A city in Judah; home of Ahithophel, David's counselor.
Definition
or (fully) גִּילֹה; from H1540; open; Giloh, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Giloh.
Traditional renderings: Giloh.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
2 total
- Joshua 15:51וְגִלֹ֑ה · and GilohGoshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
- 2 Samuel 15:12מִגִּלֹ֔ה · of GilohWhile Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.