Strong's Hebrew · H1354
H1354 gab
גַב
gab
back/rim/brow
Looking for Greek G1354 Dionýsios? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1354. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
gab appears 13 times in Scripture, including Leviticus 14:9 and 1 Kings 7:33. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
In the King James Version
back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.
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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
