Strong's Hebrew · H1460
H1460 gêv
גֵּו
gave
back
Looking for Greek G1460 enkatoikéō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1460. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
gêv appears 7 times in Scripture, in Job, Proverbs and Isaiah. 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; by analogy, the middle
In the King James Version
among, back, body.
Derivation
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.”
“They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,”
“Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.”
“I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.””
“Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.”
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!”
“I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.”
Read next
How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Ask Doxa about gêv
Study gêv in the Doxa app
The Doxa app has Word study for the Hebrew and Greek words of Scripture, gêv included. Keep a note on any verse and it shows beside that verse each time you read it again.
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).
