גָּלְיַת, (b. h.) Goliath, the Philistine. Sot. VIII, 1 בנצחונו של ג׳ relying on the strength of G. Ib. 42ᵇ ג̇ל̇י̇ת … בג̇יל̇וי̇ פנים וכ׳ he is named G., because he stood before the Lord with barefacedness (defiance). Lev. R. s. 5; a. fr.