גֵּו
gêv · gave
the back; by analogy, the middle
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1342 (גָּאָה) (corresponding to H1354 (גַב));
the back; by analogy, the middle
- the back
- by analogy, the middle
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] among, back, body.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to fasten and establish
To carry, to lift up that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֵּו 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- from among1 · 14%
- is for the back1 · 14%
- for the back1 · 14%
- back1 · 14%
- thy back1 · 14%
- my back1 · 14%
- thy body1 · 14%
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.