גׇּלְיַתGolyath

proper name, masculine: Philistine giant slain by David (1 Samuel 17:4; 1 Chronicles 20:5; 1 Samuel 17:23; 1 Samuel 21:10; 1 Samuel 22:10)

Pronunciation: gol-yath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1555

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 17:4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!
  • 1 Samuel 17:23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel.
  • 1 Samuel 21:9 “I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah,” the priest replied. “It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.” “There is nothing like it!” David replied. “Give it to me!”
  • 1 Samuel 22:10 Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
  • 2 Samuel 21:19 During another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!
  • 1 Chronicles 20:5 During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).