HebrewH1354Noun

גַּב

gav

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)
  1. 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.

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