HebrewH1356Noun (Masculine)
גֵּב
gev
“cistern”
3Occurrences
H1356Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)
from H1461 (גּוּב);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
pit, trench, ditch
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
גֵּב appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Kings
1
2 Kings
1
Jeremiah
1
Key Passages
1 Kings 6:9BSB
So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
2 Kings 3:16BSB
and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
Jeremiah 14:3BSB
The nobles send their servants for water;they go to the cisterns, but find no water;their jars return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.