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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SKULL

skul (gulgoleth; kranion): The Hebrew word, which is well known to Bible readers in its Aramaic-Greek form "Golgotha," expresses the more or less globular shape of the human skull, being derived from a root meaning "to roll." It is often translated in English Versions of the Bible by "head," "poll," etc. In the meaning "skull" it is found twice (Judges 9:53 2 Kings 9:35). In the New Testament the word is found only in connection with GOLGOTHA (which see), "the place of a skull" (Matthew 27:33 Mark 15:22 John 19:17), or "the skull" (Luke 23:33).

Greek

2898. kranion -- a skull
... kranion. 2899 . a skull. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kranion
Phonetic Spelling: (kran-ee'-on) Short Definition: a skull Definition: a skull. ...
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1115. Golgotha -- Golgotha, a hill near Jer.
... NASB Word Usage Golgotha (3). Golgotha. Of Chaldee origin (compare gulgoleth); the
skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem -- Golgotha. see HEBREW gulgoleth. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1538. gulgoleth -- a skull, head, poll (of persons)
... a skull, head, poll (of persons). Transliteration: gulgoleth Phonetic Spelling:
(gul-go'-leth) Short Definition: head. ... head, every man, poll, skull. ...
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Library

Making a Skull Speak.
... Book IV. Chapter XLI."Making a Skull Speak. But putting a skull on the ground,
they make it speak in this manner. The skull itself ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xli making a skull speak.htm

Birth and Ancestors. Family Circumstances. "Fist and Skull" ...
... Family Circumstances. "Fist and Skull" Entertainment. Removal to Ohio and Return. ...
Birth and Ancestors. Family Circumstances. "Fist and Skull" Entertainment. ...
/.../chapter i birth and ancestors.htm

On the Name of Calvary.
... I saw the Prophet Eliseus descend into these caverns, I cannot say whether in reality
or only in a vision, and I saw him take out a skull from a stone ...
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Christ Crucified and Buried.
... Simon, a Cyrenian who was met in the way, was then compelled by the soldiers to
bear the cross. Called the place of a skull . . ... A Hebrew word, meaning a skull. ...
/.../the new testament commentary vol iii john/christ crucified and buried.htm

The Death which Gives Life
... bear His cross.22. And they bring Him unto the place Golgotha, which is,
being interpreted, The place of a skull.23. And they gave ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the death which gives life.htm

Crucified, Dead, and Buried. '
... cannot have been derived from the skulls which lay about, since such exposure would
have been unlawful, and hence must have been due to the skull-like shape ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xv crucified dead and.htm

Synoptical Table
... to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha,
that is to say, a place of a skull,. Mark. 20 And when ...
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Death of Jesus.
... execution was at a place called Golgotha, situated outside Jerusalem, but near the
walls of the city.[1] The name Golgotha signifies a skull; it corresponds ...
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The Crucifixion
... D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps. XVIII to XXVIII THE CRUCIFIXION. 'And when they were come
unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34. ...
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Christ Crucified
... bear His cross. And they bring Him unto the place Golgotha, which is,
being interpreted, The place of a skull. And they offered ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 15 21-32 christ crucified.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Skull, The place of a

see GOLGOTHA.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A school, company, or shoal.

2. (n.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See in Appendix.

3. (n.) The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind.

4. (n.) A covering for the head; a skullcap.

5. (n.) A sort of oar. See Scull.

Thesaurus

Skull (7 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Skull, The place of a. see GOLGOTHA. Noah Webster's
Dictionary. ... See Scull. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SKULL. ...
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Skull-ground (2 Occurrences)
Skull-ground. Skull, Skull-ground. Skull-place . Multi-Version Concordance
Skull-ground (2 Occurrences). Matthew 27:33 and so they ...
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Skull-place (1 Occurrence)
Skull-place. Skull-ground, Skull-place. Skulls . Multi-Version
Concordance Skull-place (1 Occurrence). John 19:17 and ...
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Golgotha (4 Occurrences)
... crucified. It is interpreted by the evangelists as meaning "the place
of a skull" (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17). This ...
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Gol'gotha (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Gol'gotha (3 Occurrences). Matthew 27:33 and having come
to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull, (See RSV). ...
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Thebez (3 Occurrences)
... its inhabitants had fled for safety, and was about to set fire to it, a woman cast
a fragment of millstone at him, and "all to brake his skull" ie, "altogether ...
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Calvary (1 Occurrence)
... Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion, by which the
Hebrew word Gulgoleth was interpreted, "the place of a skull." It probably ...
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All (60349 Occurrences)
... whether I live or die." (4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1 Samuel
20:6), "in any way," "in the least." (5) All to, "All to brake his skull" (Judges ...
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Skirts (23 Occurrences)

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Nailed (9 Occurrences)
... Luke 23:33 When they reached the place called 'The Skull,' there they nailed Him
to the cross, and the criminals also, one at His right hand and one at His left ...
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Bible Concordance

Skull (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:33 They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 15:22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, "The place of a skull."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 23:33 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:17 He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 9:53 A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 9:35 They went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 10:10 and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Skull

Related Terms

Skull-ground (2 Occurrences)

Skull-place (1 Occurrence)

Golgotha (4 Occurrences)

Gol'gotha (3 Occurrences)

Thebez (3 Occurrences)

Calvary (1 Occurrence)

All (60349 Occurrences)

Skirts (23 Occurrences)