H1560 H1560
rolling, great; describing large, rolled stones too heavy to carry
This noun describes stones characterized by their rolling quality—massive stones that had to be rolled rather than carried. Both biblical occurrences appear in Aramaic sections of Ezra, describing the construction of the Second Temple with 'stones of rolling' or 'great stones.' The term emphasizes the stones' size and the method required to move them.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A noun meaning 'rolling' used attributively to describe large building stones. In Ezra 5:8 and 6:4, the phrase 'stones of rolling' (eben gelal) refers to massive hewn stones used in temple construction, so heavy they could only be moved by rolling them into place. The term derives from the root גלל meaning 'to roll,' and the multilingual evidence ('great,' 'grande') captures the implication of size that necessitates rolling rather than lifting. 2×
AR["ضَخْمَة"]·ben["গড়ানো"]·DE["[גלל]"]·EN["great", "rolled"]·FR["[גלל]"]·heb["גלל"]·HI["बड़े"]·ID["besar", "besar-besar"]·IT["[גלל]"]·jav["ageng", "lan-kayu"]·KO["굴리는"]·PT["cortada"]·RU["огромного", "огромным"]·ES["grande"]·SW["makubwa"]·TR["buyuk"]·urd["بڑے", "بڑے-کی"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גְּלָל n.[m.] rolling;—abs. אֶבֶן ג׳ Ezr 5:8; 6:4 stones of rolling, too heavy for carrying.