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גִּלֹה Giloh

Every verse in which this name stands — 2 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PlaceGematria 38×2 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

A place in Palestine. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:51 and last at 2 Samuel 15:12.

Joshua 15:51יהושע טו:נא

וְגֹשֶׁן וְחֹלֹן וְגִלֹה עָרִים אַֽחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

2 Samuel 15:12שמואל ב טו:יב

וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶת־אֲחִיתֹפֶל הַגִּֽילֹנִי יוֹעֵץ דָּוִד מֵֽעִירוֹ מִגִּלֹה בְּזָבְחוֹ אֶת־הַזְּבָחִים וַיְהִי הַקֶּשֶׁר אַמִּץ וְהָעָם הוֹלֵךְ וָרָב אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Giloh?

Giloh — גלה in Hebrew — has a gematria of 38 in the standard method.

How many times is Giloh named in the Tanakh?

2 times, first at Joshua 15:51.

A spelling is not a name. The written word וגלה stands 6 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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