H1550a H1550a
folding, turning; describing hinged door leaves
This adjective describes the folding or turning mechanism of door leaves in Solomon's temple. The term appears twice in the description of the inner sanctuary's cypress doors, each with two leaves that could fold or turn. The word captures the architectural innovation of hinged, bi-folding doors in the temple's construction.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An adjective meaning 'folding' or 'turning,' used to describe the movable leaves (panels) of doors. Both occurrences in 1 Kings 6:34 refer to the same architectural feature: 'two leaves of the one door were folding, and two leaves of the other door were folding.' The root relates to rolling or revolving motion, suggesting doors that could pivot or fold back upon themselves, rather than swinging on simple hinges. 2×
AR["مُنْطَوِيَانِ"]·ben["ঘুরানো"]·DE["folding"]·EN["folding"]·FR["pliant"]·heb["גלילים"]·HI["घूमते-थे"]·ID["dapat-dilipat"]·IT["folding"]·jav["saged-dipun-gulung"]·KO["접히는"]·PT["dobráveis"]·RU["вращающиеся"]·ES["plegables"]·SW["vilivyojikunja"]·TR["döner"]·urd["گھومنے والے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [גָּלִיל] adj. turning, folding (= revolving), pl. גְּלִילִים of leaves of doors 1 K 6:34(×2).