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גָּלַשׁStrong’s H1570

galash (ga-lash)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Galash is the Hebrew word usually translated “that have descended” and “that they have descended”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.”
Song of Solomon 4:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. To sit, sit up, (possibly also) recline(Qal)
How it's translated
  • that have descended 1
  • that they have descended 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Song of Solomon 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

גָּלַשׁ galash · to step down

1) to sit, sit up, (possibly also) recline 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of flocks of goats 1a2) of a woman's hair (simile)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.