In the bible, Galal is the name of the counted among the Levites carried into exile (1CH 9:15)- son of Jeduthun (1CH 9:16). Meaning of the name: a roll, a wheel. Related names are:
Jeduthun,
Mattaniah,
Asaph (and others ...)
. The translations of Galal in 15 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Jalal in Spanish to
Celal in German!
And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; (1CH 9:15)
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1CH 9:16)
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (NEH 11:17)