HebrewH1387Noun

גֶּ֫בַע

ge.va

18Occurrences
H1387Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Geba, a place in Palestine

from the same as H1375 (גְּבִיעַ), a hillock;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill" a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

גֶּ֫בַע appears 18 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
3
Nehemiah
3
Judges
2
Joshua
2
1 Chronicles
1
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
2 Kings
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 8:6BSB

These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:

1 Samuel 13:16BSB

Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

2 Kings 23:8BSB

Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.

Isaiah 10:29BSB

They have crossed at the ford:“We will spend the night at Geba.”Ramah trembles;Gibeah of Saul flees.

Joshua 18:24BSB

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

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