- גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא
- גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא, גּוּלְגּוּלְ׳ch. sam( גּוּלְגֹּלֶת, גּוּלְגּוֹלֶת, גֻּלְ׳ f. (b. h.; גלל) head, skull.), 1) skull, head. Targ. Ex. 16:16; a. fr. Targ. II Esth. 3:9 גּוּלְגְּלָתָא.Tam.32b והבו ליה ג׳ חדא they gave him (Alexander the Great) a skull. Ib. ג׳ דעינא, v. גַּלְגְּלָא. 2) capitation tax. B. Bath.8a; Ned.62b כסף ג׳, v. בְּלוֹ. Pesik. Shek. p. 11a> גּוּלְגַּלְתֵּיךְ thy capitation tax (for the Roman government); a. e.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.