גולית

Hebrew

Etymology

Uncertain, ostensibly borrowed from Philistine. Has been connected to names such as Ancient Greek Ἀλυάττης (Aluáttēs) from Lydian 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯 (walwet), via Philistine 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤕 (ʾlwt) and/or 𐤅𐤋𐤕 (wlt), which are thought to be names. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈjat/

Proper noun

גולית / גָּלְיָת • (golyát) m

(biblical) Goliath

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