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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 with their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:17 - From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - One-tenth of the men[fn] from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah[fn] of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:3 - Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:16 - Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:5 - The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:25 - So David did what the LORD commanded, 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 sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices—all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:60

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60 - And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[fn] Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:6 - The sons of Ehud, leaders of the clans living at Geba, were exiled to Manahath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:6 - Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:26 -
The people of Ramah and Geba621

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:30 -
The people of Ramah and Geba621

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:31 - Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its settlements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:29 - They also came from Beth-gilgal and the rural areas near Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built their own settlements around Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:29 - They are crossing the pass
and are camping at Geba.
Fear strikes the town of Ramah.
All the people of Gibeah, the hometown of Saul,
are running for their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:10 - All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
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