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Lexicon :: Strong's H1354 - gaḇ

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גַּב
Transliteration
gaḇ
Pronunciation
gab
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root
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TWOT Reference: 303a

Strong’s Definitions

גַב gab, gab; from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 and H1479) the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.:—back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H1354 in the following manner: eminent place (3x), rings (2x), bodies (2x), back (1x), backs (1x), bosses (1x), eyebrows (1x), naves (1x), higher place (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H1354 in the following manner: eminent place (3x), rings (2x), bodies (2x), back (1x), backs (1x), bosses (1x), eyebrows (1x), naves (1x), higher place (1x).

  1. convex surface, back

    1. back (of man)

    2. mound (for illicit worship)

    3. boss (convex projection of shield)

    4. bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments - fig.)

    5. brow, eyebrow

    6. rim (of wheel)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גַב gab, gab; from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 and H1479) the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.:—back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.
STRONGS H1354: Abbreviations
† גַּב noun masculine? compare Ezekiel 43:13 (feminineEzekiel 1:18) anything convex, curved, gibbous, e.g. back, chiefly late; — absolute גָּ֑ב Ezekiel 16:24; construct גַּב Ezekiel 43:13 (read גֹּבַהּ Greek Version of the LXX Ew Sm Co); suffix גַּבִּי Psalm 129:3, גַּבֵךְ Ezekiel 16:31, 39; plural construct גַּבֹּת Leviticus 14:9, גַּבֵּי Job 13:12; Job 15:26; suffix גַּבֵּיהֶם 1 Kings 7:33, גַּבֵּהֶם Ezekiel 10:12, גַּבֵּיהֶן Ezekiel 1:18, גַֹּבֹּתָם Ezekiel 1:18; —
1. back, of man (figurative of Israel) Psalm 129:3; apparently of cherubim Ezekiel 10:12, but Hi Sm emend v. so that גּ׳ refers to wheels, rim see 6 below
2. mound, for illicit worship Ezekiel 16:24, 31, 39 (all || רמה); Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate lupanar, brothel, after analogy of fornix, but this without sufficient proof, & needless.
3. boss, or convex projection, of shield Job 15:26 (figurative) he runneth against him... with the stout bosses of his shields (i.e. wicked against י׳); so ظهر in Arabic in similar phrase; compare also Arabic جَوْبً, shield; also French bouclier from boucle.
4. bulwarks, breastworks, figurative for arguments לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶם Job 13:12 breastworks of clay are your breastworks.
5. brow, only גַּבֹּת עֵינָיו Leviticus 14:9 his eyebrows.
6. rim of wheel, felloe 1 Kings 7:33; Ezekiel 1:18 (twice in verse); so perhaps Ezekiel 10:12 see 1 above — Ezekiel 43:13; elevation, i.e. basement of altar, Da after MT., but see H1363 גֹּבַהּ, compare above.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1355.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

14:9; 14:9

1 Kings

7:33; 7:33

Job

13:12; 13:12; 15:26; 15:26

Psalms

129:3; 129:3

Ezekiel

1:18; 1:18; 1:18; 1:18; 10:12; 10:12; 10:12; 16:24; 16:24; 16:31; 16:31; 16:39; 16:39; 43:13; 43:13; 43:13

H1354

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Strong's Number H1354 matches the Hebrew גַּב (gaḇ),
which occurs 13 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - On the seventh day they must shave off all their hair; they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:33 - The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:26 - defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:3 - Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:18 - Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:12 - Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:24 - you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty shrine in every public square.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your mounds and destroy your lofty shrines. They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you stark naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits,[fn] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[fn] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:
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