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Lexicon :: Strong's H1387 - geḇaʿ

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גֶּבַע
Transliteration
geḇaʿ
Pronunciation
gheh'-bah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as גָּבִיעַ (H1375)
Strong’s Definitions

גֶּבַע Gebaʻ, gheh'-bah; from the same as H1375, a hillock; Geba, a place in Palestine:—Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H1387 in the following manner: Geba (13x), Gibeah (4x), Gaba (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H1387 in the following manner: Geba (13x), Gibeah (4x), Gaba (2x).

  1. Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"

    1. 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'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּבַע Gebaʻ, gheh'-bah; from the same as H1375, a hillock; Geba, a place in Palestine:—Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.
STRONGS H1387: Abbreviations
† גֶּ֫בַע proper name, of a location — ג׳ absolute Joshua 21:17 +; construct Judges 20:10 +; גָּ֑בַע Joshua 18:24 +; — Levitical city, in Benjamin Joshua 21:17 = 1 Chronicles 6:45; Joshua 18:24 compare 1 Chronicles 8:6; 1 Kings 15:22; Nehemiah 11:31; also 1 Samuel 13:16 & Judges 20:10, 33 MT, in all three read (גִּבְעַת) גִּבְעָה, compare context; — northernmost city in kingdom of Judah 2 Kings 23:8 from Geba to Beersheba, compare Zechariah 14:10; situated south of pass of Michmash Isaiah 10:29; 1 Samuel 14:5 compare 1 Samuel 13:3; mentioned also 2 Chronicles 16:6; Ezra 2:26; Nehemiah 7:30; Nehemiah 12:29; in 1 Samuel 13:18 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr read הַגֶּבַע for MT גְּבוּל which see; (2 Samuel 5:25 read גבעון with Greek Version of the LXX and 1 Chronicles 14:16). — Modern Jeba` RobBR i. 440 f. BdPal 120.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

18:24; 18:24; 21:17; 21:17

Judges

20:10; 20:10; 20:33

1 Samuel

13:3; 13:16; 13:18; 14:5

2 Samuel

5:25

1 Kings

15:22

2 Kings

23:8

1 Chronicles

6:45; 8:6; 14:16

2 Chronicles

16:6

Ezra

2:26

Nehemiah

7:30; 11:31; 12:29

Isaiah

10:29

Zechariah

14:10

H1387

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1387 matches the Hebrew גֶּבַע (geḇaʿ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:24 - Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba—twelve towns and their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:17 - And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - We’ll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah[fn] in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:3 - Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul had the trumpet blown throughout the land and said, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:16 - Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah[fn] in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:5 - One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:25 - So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon[fn] to Gezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:22 - Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Josiah brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He broke down the gateway at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city governor, which was on the left of the city gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:60

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60 - And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[fn] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:6 - These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:6 - Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:26 -
of Ramah and Geba621

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:30 -
of Ramah and Geba621

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:31 - The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:29 - from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:29 - They go over the pass, and say, “We will camp overnight at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:10 - The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.
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