What does גֶּבַע mean in the Bible?
גֶּבַע is a Hebrew word meaning "Geba , a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H1387
גֶּבַע
Geba , a place in Palestine
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גֶּבַע H1387
What does גֶּבַע mean in the Bible?
גֶּבַע is a Hebrew word meaning "Geba , a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1387?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Geba (6), and Geba (3), at Geba (2), from Geba (2), in Geba (2).
Where does גֶּבַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 18:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), Nehemiah (3), 1 Chronicles (2), Joshua (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Geba 6× Joshua 21:17, 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Kings 15:22, 2 Kings 23:8
and Geba 3× Joshua 18:24, Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30
at Geba 2× 1 Samuel 13:3, Isaiah 10:29
from Geba 2× Nehemiah 11:31, Zechariah 14:10
in Geba 2× 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Chronicles 8:6
all the way from Gibeon 1× 2 Samuel 5:25
of Geba 1× Nehemiah 12:29
of Gibeah 1× Judges 20:33
to Gibeah 1× Judges 20:10
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 18:24 וָגָ֑בַע to and Geba Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 21:17 גֶּ֖בַע to Geba Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 20:10 לְגֶ֣בַע to to Gibeah Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 20:33 גָֽבַע׃ to of Gibeah Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 13:3 בְּגֶ֔בַע to at Geba Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 13:16 בְּגֶ֣בַע to in Geba Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 14:5 גָּֽבַע׃ס to Geba Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 5:25 מִגֶּ֖בַע to all the way from Gibeon Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 15:22 גֶּ֥בַע to Geba Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 23:8 מִגֶּ֖בַע to Geba Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 18:24
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 12
Joshua 2 Judges 2 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 3 Isaiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
גֶּ֖בַע 4x ge·ḇa‘ Joshua 21:17, 2 Chronicles 16:6, Nehemiah 12:29, Isaiah 10:29
וָגָ֔בַע 2x wā·ḡā·ḇa‘ Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30
מִגֶּ֖בַע 2x mig·ge·ḇa‘ 2 Samuel 5:25, 2 Kings 23:8
בְּגֶ֔בַע 1x bə·ḡe·ḇa‘ 1 Samuel 13:3
בְּגֶ֣בַע 1x bə·ḡe·ḇa‘ 1 Samuel 13:16
גֶ֔בַע 1x ḡe·ḇa‘ 1 Chronicles 8:6
גֶּ֥בַע 1x ge·ḇa‘ 1 Kings 15:22
גֶּ֤בַע 1x ge·ḇa‘ 1 Chronicles 6:60
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 8x Joshua 21:17, Judges 20:33, 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Kings 15:22
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 4x 2 Samuel 5:25, 2 Kings 23:8, Nehemiah 11:31, Zechariah 14:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Joshua 18:24, Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16
Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:29
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Judges 20:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Geba , a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Geba , a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.
Word Origins
גֶּבַע is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain