# גָּלַע (gala)

Israeli respelling: ga-la. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1566. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

to be obstinate

King James renderings: (inter-) meddle (with).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/gala-h1566

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 17:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/17/14) — The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
- [Proverbs 18:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/18/1) — Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
- [Proverbs 20:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/20/3) — It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.