HebrewH1356Noun (Masculine)

גֵּב

gev

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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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.

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