HebrewH1354Noun
גַּב
gav
“back/rim/brow”
11Occurrences
H1354Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 (גֵּו) and H1479 (גּוּף))
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- convex surface, back 1a) back (of man) 1b) mound (for illicit worship) 1c) boss (convex projection of shield) 1d) bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments-fig.) 1e) brow, eyebrow 1f) rim (of wheel) Aramaic equivalent: gav (*גַּב *"back" H1355)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
H:N
Full Description
Hebrew Noun
Occurrences
גַּב appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezk
6
Job
2
1 Kings
1
Leviticus
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
1 Kings 7:33BSB
The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
Ezk 10:12BSB
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Ezk 16:31BSB
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Ezk 43:13BSB
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Job 15:26BSB
rushing headlong at Himwith a thick, studded shield.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.