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Strong's #1533 - גִּלְבֹעַ

Transliteration

Gilbôaʻ

Phonetics

gil-bo'-ah

Origin

from (H1530) and (H1158)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Gilboa = "swollen heap"
1. a mountain-ridge at the southeastern end of the plain of Jezreel, site of the death of Saul and Jonathan

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

BSB (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

CSB (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

ESV (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

KJV (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

LEB (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

LSB (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

N95 (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

NAS (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

גִּלְבֹּעַ proper name, of a location Gilboa` (derivation unknown), mountain-ridge at southeast end of plain of Jezreel, where Saul & Jonathan were killed; usually with article ׳הַר הַגּ 1 Samuel 31:1,8; 2 Samuel 1:6; הָרֵי בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ 2 Samuel 1:21 (David's lament); ׳בַּגּ alone 1 Samuel 28:4; 2 Samuel 21:12; without article הַר גִּלְבֹּעַ 1 Chronicles 10:1,8 ("" 1 Samuel 31:1,8 above); — modern Jebel Fu‡û±a Bd^{Pal 244}.

גַּלְגַּל, גִּלְגָּל, גֻּלְֹגּלֶת see below גלל.

גלד (√ of following meaning dubious perhaps compare Ethiopic obducere, inducere; Arabic scourge).

List of Word Forms

בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ בגלבע בגלבע׃ גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ גלבע׃ הַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַ הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ הגלבע הגלבע׃ bag·gil·bō·a‘ ḇag·gil·bō·a‘ baggilBoa baggilbōa‘ ḇaggilbōa‘ gil·bō·a‘ gilBoa gilbōa‘ hag·gil·bō·a‘ haggilBoa haggilbōa‘ vaggilBoa