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גִּבְעָה

A hillock

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גִּבְעָה H1389
Pronunciation gibĕʿāh

What does גִּבְעָה (gibĕʿāh) mean in the Bible?

גִּבְעָה (gibĕʿāh): Small elevated terrain, often serving as a fortified settlement or sanctuary location in ancient Israel

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Questions this entry answers

What does גִּבְעָה (gibĕʿāh) mean in the Bible?

גִּבְעָה (gibĕʿāh): Small elevated terrain, often serving as a fortified settlement or sanctuary location in ancient Israel

How does the BSB render H1389?

The BSB source-word alignment has 71 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the hills (15), hill (9), hills (6), and hills (5), and the hills (5).

Where does גִּבְעָה (gibĕʿāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (13), Jeremiah (9), Ezekiel (8), 1 Samuel (6).

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
the hills 15× Deuteronomy 12:2, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Job 15:7
hill 9× 2 Samuel 2:25, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25
hills 6× Genesis 49:26, Deuteronomy 33:15, Psalms 148:9, Isaiah 2:14
and hills 5× Isaiah 42:15, Isaiah 55:12, Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
and the hills 5× Psalms 72:3, Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 54:10, Joel 3:18
on the hill 3× 1 Samuel 7:1, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1
and hill 2× Isaiah 40:4, Jeremiah 16:16
at Gibeah 2× Joshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 10:10
at the hill 2× 1 Samuel 26:3, Isaiah 10:32
from the hills 2× Numbers 23:9, Zephaniah 1:10
- 1× 2 Samuel 6:4
. . . 1× Exodus 17:9
[comes from] the hills 1× Jeremiah 3:23
a hill 1× Isaiah 30:17
above the hills 1× Isaiah 2:2
and let the hills 1× Micah 6:1
and to the hill 1× Song Of Solomon 4:6
and to the hills 1× Hosea 10:8
far as the hill 1× 2 Samuel 2:24
Gibeath-haaraloth 1× Joshua 5:3
its heights 1× Isaiah 31:4
My hill 1× Ezekiel 34:26
near the hill 1× Judges 7:1
O hills 1× Psalms 114:6
of the hill 1× Exodus 17:10
of the mountain 1× Jeremiah 49:16
on your hills 1× Ezekiel 35:8
the hill 1× Jeremiah 31:39
to Gibeah 1× 1 Samuel 10:5
was on the hill 1× 2 Samuel 6:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:26 גִּבְעֹ֣ת to hills Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 17:9 הַגִּבְעָ֔ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 17:10 הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ to of the hill Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 23:9 וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת to from the hills Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 12:2 הַגְּבָע֔וֹת to the hills Article | Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 33:15 גִּבְע֥וֹת to hills Noun - feminine plural construct Joshua 5:3 גִּבְעַ֖ת to Gibeath-haaraloth Noun - feminine singular construct Joshua 24:33 בְּגִבְעַת֙ to at Gibeah Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 7:1 מִגִּבְעַ֥ת to near the hill Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Samuel 7:1 בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה to on the hill Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 49:26
Aligned rows 71
Books represented 25
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 5 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 13 Jeremiah 9 Ezekiel 8 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Amos 1 Micah 2 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
גִּבְעָ֣ה 4x giḇ·‘āh 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25, Ezekiel 34:6
הַגְּבָע֖וֹת 4x hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ Isaiah 65:7, Jeremiah 4:24, Amos 9:13, Micah 6:1
גִּבְעַ֖ת 3x giḇ·‘aṯ Joshua 5:3, Song Of Solomon 4:6, Isaiah 10:32
גִּבְעַ֣ת 3x giḇ·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 2:24, Jeremiah 31:39
בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה 2x bag·giḇ·‘āh 1 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 6:3
בְּגִבְעַת֙ 2x bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ Joshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 23:19
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת 2x bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3
גִּבְעָ֨ה 2x giḇ·‘āh Ezekiel 6:13, Ezekiel 20:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 11x 2 Samuel 2:25, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25
Article | Noun - feminine plural 10x Deuteronomy 12:2, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Song Of Solomon 2:8
Noun - feminine plural 8x Job 15:7, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 114:4, Psalms 114:6
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Joshua 5:3, 2 Samuel 2:24, Song Of Solomon 4:6, Isaiah 10:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 4x Psalms 72:3, Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 41:15, Isaiah 42:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Isaiah 54:10, Isaiah 55:12, Joel 3:18, Nahum 1:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4, Ezekiel 36:6, Hosea 10:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Joshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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