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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 - And on the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair from his head, his beard, and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair, and then he shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:33 - The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.

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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 - running stubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:3 - The plowers plowed upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:18 - And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:12 - And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings,[fn] and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:24 - you built yourself a vaulted chamber and made yourself a lofty place in every square.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - And I will give you into their hands, and they shall throw down your vaulted chamber and break down your lofty places. They shall strip you of your clothes and take your beautiful jewels and leave you naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth):[fn] its base shall be one cubit high[fn] and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span[fn] around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:
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