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
Hebrew · H1389
גִּבְעָה
A hillock
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גִּבְעָהH1389
Pronunciationgibĕʿāh
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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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 Itthe hills15×Deuteronomy 12:2, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Job 15:7
hill9×2 Samuel 2:25, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25
hills6×Genesis 49:26, Deuteronomy 33:15, Psalms 148:9, Isaiah 2:14
and hills5×Isaiah 42:15, Isaiah 55:12, Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
and the hills5×Psalms 72:3, Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 54:10, Joel 3:18
on the hill3×1 Samuel 7:1, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1
and hill2×Isaiah 40:4, Jeremiah 16:16
at Gibeah2×Joshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 10:10
at the hill2×1 Samuel 26:3, Isaiah 10:32
from the hills2×Numbers 23:9, Zephaniah 1:10
-1×2 Samuel 6:4
. . .1×Exodus 17:9
[comes from] the hills1×Jeremiah 3:23
a hill1×Isaiah 30:17
above the hills1×Isaiah 2:2
and let the hills1×Micah 6:1
and to the hill1×Song Of Solomon 4:6
and to the hills1×Hosea 10:8
far as the hill1×2 Samuel 2:24
Gibeath-haaraloth1×Joshua 5:3
its heights1×Isaiah 31:4
My hill1×Ezekiel 34:26
near the hill1×Judges 7:1
O hills1×Psalms 114:6
of the hill1×Exodus 17:10
of the mountain1×Jeremiah 49:16
on your hills1×Ezekiel 35:8
the hill1×Jeremiah 31:39
to Gibeah1×1 Samuel 10:5
was on the hill1×2 Samuel 6:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:26גִּבְעֹ֣תtohillsNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 17:9הַגִּבְעָ֔הto. . .Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 17:10הַגִּבְעָֽה׃toof the hillArticle | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 23:9וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹתtofrom the hillsConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine pluralDeuteronomy 12:2הַגְּבָע֔וֹתtothe hillsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralDeuteronomy 33:15גִּבְע֥וֹתtohillsNoun - feminine plural constructJoshua 5:3גִּבְעַ֖תtoGibeath-haaralothNoun - feminine singular constructJoshua 24:33בְּגִבְעַת֙toat GibeahPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJudges 7:1מִגִּבְעַ֥תtonear the hillPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct1 Samuel 7:1בַּגִּבְעָ֑הtoon the hillPreposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 49:26
Aligned rows71
Books represented25
Genesis1Exodus2Numbers1Deuteronomy2Joshua2Judges11 Samuel62 Samuel41 Kings12 Kings22 Chronicles1Job1Psalms5Proverbs1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah13Jeremiah9Ezekiel8Hosea2Joel1Amos1Micah2Nahum1Habakkuk1Zephaniah1
Source forms
גִּבְעָ֣ה4xgiḇ·‘āh1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25, Ezekiel 34:6
הַגְּבָע֖וֹת4xhag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯIsaiah 65:7, Jeremiah 4:24, Amos 9:13, Micah 6:1
גִּבְעַ֖ת3xgiḇ·‘aṯJoshua 5:3, Song Of Solomon 4:6, Isaiah 10:32
גִּבְעַ֣ת3xgiḇ·‘aṯ1 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 2:24, Jeremiah 31:39
בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה2xbag·giḇ·‘āh1 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 6:3
בְּגִבְעַת֙2xbə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯJoshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 23:19
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת2xbə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3
גִּבְעָ֨ה2xgiḇ·‘āhEzekiel 6:13, Ezekiel 20:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular11x2 Samuel 2:25, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Isaiah 30:25
Article | Noun - feminine plural10xDeuteronomy 12:2, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Song Of Solomon 2:8
Noun - feminine plural8xJob 15:7, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 114:4, Psalms 114:6
Noun - feminine singular construct5xJoshua 5:3, 2 Samuel 2:24, Song Of Solomon 4:6, Isaiah 10:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural4xPsalms 72:3, Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 41:15, Isaiah 42:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural4xIsaiah 54:10, Isaiah 55:12, Joel 3:18, Nahum 1:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural4xEzekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4, Ezekiel 36:6, Hosea 10:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct4xJoshua 24:33, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Small elevated terrain, often serving as a fortified settlement or sanctuary location in ancient Israel
Source Gloss
a hillock
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Small elevated terrain, often serving as a fortified settlement or sanctuary location in ancient Israel
a hillock BDB: hill Usage: hill, little hill.
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Word Origins
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