גִּבְעוֹן

giv.onNounH1391

Gibeon

From: from the same as H1387 (גֶּבַע); hilly;

Short Definition

Gibon, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Gibeon = "hill city" a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern 'el-Jib', which lies 5 miles or 8 km from Jerusalem

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

35 times

Appears 35 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
13
2 Samuel
6
1 Chronicles
5
1 Kings
3
Jeremiah
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 14:16
  • 1 Kings 9:2
  • 2 Samuel 20:8
  • Joshua 10:2
  • Joshua 11:19

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