Strong's Hebrew · H1354
גַב
gab · gab
back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.
Definition
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
Derivation
from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 (גֵּו) and H1479 (גּוּף))
Appears 13 times in Scripture
“The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.”
“On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.”
“The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.”
“rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.”
“you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.”
“Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.”
“Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.”
“Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).