Midvash

גָּלַעgâlaʻ

expose, lay bare

Pronunciation: gaw-lah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1566

Meanings

Hithpa`el: disclose oneself, break out, break or burst out (Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 18:1; Proverbs 20:3)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 17:14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.
  • Proverbs 18:1 Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
  • Proverbs 20:3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

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).