גֶּבֶא
gebeʼ · geh'-beh
a reservoir; by analogy, a marsh
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning probably to collect;
a reservoir; by analogy, a marsh
- a reservoir
- by analogy, a marsh
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: marish, pit.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › strength, the leader
To carry, to lift up of the house, what is within of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֶּבֶא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- withal out of the pit1 · 33%
- to the pits1 · 33%
- thereof and the marishes1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.