גָּרֵב
Gârêb · gaw-rabe'
Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem
Lexicon
Derivation: from the same as H1618 (גָּרָב); scabby;
Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Gareb.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the head, the highest › the house, what is within
To carry, to lift up of the head, the highest of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גָּרֵב 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- gareb3 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
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.