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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1461 - גּוּב

Transliteration

gûwb

Phonetics

goob

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

323

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to dig

1a) (Qal) diggers, plowman (participle)

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

NAS (0)

HCS (0)

BSB (0)

BSB (1)

2 Kings 1

WEB (0)

(0)

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1048) b c (גב GB) AC: Lift CO: Back AB: ?: The high arched curve of the back when digging.

A) b c (גב GB) AC: ? CO: Arch AB: ?

N^m/f ) b c (גב GB) - I. Arch:The arch of the back when digging. Also any high arched or convex thing such as the eyebrow, rim of a wheel, locust, etc. [df: Pg]II. Pit:The work of the back of digging a pit or trench. KJV (18): back, eminent place, rings, bodies, bosses, eyebrows, naves, higher place, pit, beam, ditch, locust, den - Strongs: H1354 (גַּב), H1355 (גַּב), H1356 (גֵּב), H1357 (גֵּבָה), H1610 (גַּף)

E) a b c (גבא GBA) AC: Dig CO: Cistern AB: ?: The work of the back of digging a pit for collecting water.

N^m) a b c (גבא GBA) - Cistern: KJV (3): pit, marshes - Strongs: H1360 (גֶּבֶא)

H) e b c (גבה GBH) AC: Lift CO: High AB: ?: From the high arch of the back when digging. Something that is lifted up high. This can be something physical or mental such as pride as the lifting up of the heart.

V) e b c (גבה GBH) - Lift: To lift something up high. KJV (34): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) exalt, up, haughty, higher, high, above, height, proud, upward - Strongs: H1361 (גָּבַהּ)

N^m) e b c (גבה GBH) - High: KJV (4): high, proud - Strongs: H1362 (גָּבֵהַּ)

N^f3) t f e b c (גבהות GBHWT) - Lofty: KJV (2): lofty, loftiness - Strongs: H1365 (גַּבְהוּת)

c^m) e f b c (גבוה GBWH) - High: KJV (37): high, higher, lofty, exceeding, haughty, height, highest, proud, proudly - Strongs: H1364 (גָּבוֹהַּ)

g^m) e b f c (גובה GWBH) - High: KJV (17): height, excellency, haughty, loftiness - Strongs: H1363 (גֹּבַהּ)

J) b f c (גוב GWB) AC: Dig CO: Pit AB: ?

V) b f c (גוב GWB) - Dig: KJV (1): (vf: Paal, Participle) husbandman - Strongs: H1461 (גּוּב)

N^m) b f c (גוב GWB) - I. Pit:As dug out of the ground. [Aramaic only] II. Locust:A digging insect. KJV (12): grasshopper, den - Strongs: H1358 (גֹּב), H1462 (גּוֹב)

L) b c i (יגב YGB) AC: Dig CO: Field AB: ?

V) b c i (יגב YGB) - Dig: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) husbandman - Strongs: H3009 (יָגַב)

N^m) b c i (יגב YGB) - Field: A place plowed/dug for planting crops. KJV (1): field - Strongs: H3010 (יָגֵב)

Adopted Roots:

A2048 H b c (Bald)
A2050 N b c (Lump)
A2051 O b c (Hill)
A2146 B c h (Locust)
A2248 O b k (High, Helmet)
A2463 B c x (Lift, Tower)
A3006 L o b c ()

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[גּוּב] verb dig (compare Arabic

pierce, bore, hollow out) —

Qal Participle גָּבִים diggers or plough-men 2 Kings 25:12 Kt; but compare Qr יֹגְּבִים as Jeremiah 52:16 (see יגב), and see גֵּב below

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

גּוּב

(1) i.q. جاب Med. Waw and Ye; to cleave, to cut; whence גֵּב a plank. Hence

(2) to dig a well, like the Arab. Conj. VIII.; see גֵּב No. 2.

(3) i.q. יָגַב to plough, to cut the ground with a plough; hence 2 Kings 25:12 כתיב, גבים (גָּבִים) ploughmen, in קרי, יוֹגְבִים.

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List of Word Forms

וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ וליגבים׃ ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm ūləyōḡəḇîm uleyogeVim