H1550b H1550b
cylinder, rod; cylindrical supports or ornamental posts
This noun denotes cylindrical objects, appearing in two poetic contexts. In Esther 1:6, it describes silver rods or posts supporting the rich hangings of Ahasuerus's palace courtyard. In Song of Songs 5:14, it's used metaphorically of the beloved's hands, likened to 'cylinders of gold set with topaz'—possibly referring to fingers adorned with rings or the cylindrical form of the hands themselves.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A noun meaning cylinder, rod, or cylindrical post. The term appears in construct forms describing ornamental or structural elements. In Esther 1:6, 'rods of silver' (alongside marble pillars) support expensive fabrics in a royal setting. In Song 5:14, 'cylinders of gold filled with topaz' provides a luxurious simile for the beloved's hands, suggesting either finger rings on cylindrical fingers or hands shaped like decorated rods. The root relates to rolling or circular motion, emphasizing the round, tubular shape. 2×
AR["جِلِيلِي", "حَلَقَاتِ"]·ben["-গোলাকার-দণ্ড", "রূপার-আংটায়"]·DE["[גלילי]"]·EN["rods-of"]·FR["[גלילי]", "des-cylindres"]·heb["גלילי"]·HI["छड़ें", "छल्लों"]·ID["batangan", "gelang-gelang"]·IT["rods-of", "rullo"]·jav["gelang-bunder", "gelang-gelang"]·KO["고리들에", "원통들-이라"]·PT["anéis-de", "cilindros-de"]·RU["кольцах", "обручи"]·ES["cilindros-de"]·SW["fimbo", "juu-ya"]·TR["silindirleri", "çubuklarına"]·urd["حلقوں", "گول-ڈنڈے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. גָּלִיל n.m. cylinder, rod, circuit, district;— 1. cylinder, rod, only pl. cstr. גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף Est 1:6 of support of rich hangings (‖ עַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ); & גְּלִילֵי זָהָב מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ Ct 5:14, sim. of (?fingers of) hands: cylinders of gold set with topaz. 2. circuit, district, on northern border of Israel, in Naphtali as n.pr.loc., population largely heathen (NH id. Aramaic…