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H1538

גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת

gul.go.letH:N-F

head

1) head, poll, skull 1a) skull 1b) head, poll (of census)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine skull, head, poll (person) (on formation compare BaNB 205; Aramaic גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא) — absolute ׳ג 2Kgs 9:35 + 3 t.; suffix גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֺ Judg 9:53; 1Chr 10:10 plural suffix גֻּלְגְּלֹתָם Num 1:2 + 5 t.; —

1. skull, as broken by a stone Judg 9:53 as severed from body 2Kgs 9:35; 1Chr 10:10.
2. head, poll (in counting, taxing, etc.; only P and late) ׳עֹמֶר לַגּ Exod 16:16 an omer for every man; compare Exod 38:26; Num 1:2; Num 1:18; Num 1:20; Num 1:22; Num 3:47; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24.

12 occurrences

Exodus (2), Numbers (5), Judges (1), II Kings (1), I Chronicles (3)