Lexical Summary Golyath: a Philistine giant Original Word: גָּלְיַתTransliteration: Golyath Phonetic Spelling: (gol-yath') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: a Philistine giant Meaning: Goliath -- a Philistine giant Strong's Concordance Goliath Perhaps from galah; exile; Goljath, a Philistine -- Goliath. see HEBREW galah Brown-Driver-Briggs H1555. Golyath גָּלְיַת proper name, masculine (conspicuous ? On ending ת compare Dr 1 Samuel 17:4 & Nö in EutNab 73) (גָּלְיָת 1 Chronicles 20:5) Philistine giant slain by David 1 Samuel 17:4, 23; 21:10; 22:10, but according to 2 Samuel 21:19 slain by Elhanan of Bethlehem (הַלַּחְמִי בֵּית; acc to 1 Chronicles 20:5 Elhanan slew לַחְמִי brother of Goliath). |
    |