What does גִּבְעָה mean in the Bible?
גִּבְעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "Gibah ; the name of three places in Palestine".
Hebrew · H1390
גִּבְעָה
Gibah ; the name of three places in Palestine
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גִּבְעָה H1390
What does גִּבְעָה mean in the Bible?
גִּבְעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "Gibah ; the name of three places in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1390?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gibeah (12), in Gibeah (8), at Gibeah (7), of Gibeah (7), to Gibeah (4).
Where does גִּבְעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 15:57. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (22), 1 Samuel (10), Hosea (4), 2 Samuel (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 Gibeah 12× Joshua 15:57, Judges 19:12, Judges 19:14, Judges 20:19
in Gibeah 8× Judges 19:13, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:16, 1 Samuel 10:26
at Gibeah 7× Judges 20:14, Judges 20:20, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 22:6
of Gibeah 7× Judges 20:5, Judges 20:13, Judges 20:15, Judges 20:43
to Gibeah 4× Judges 20:4, Judges 20:9, Judges 20:31, 1 Samuel 11:4
from Gibeah 2× 2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:31
against Gibeah 1× Judges 20:34
up to Gibeah 1× 1 Samuel 13:15
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 15:57 גִּבְעָ֣ה to Gibeah Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:12 גִּבְעָֽה׃ to Gibeah Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:13 בַגִּבְעָ֖ה to in Gibeah Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:14 הַגִּבְעָ֖ה to Gibeah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:15 בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה to in Gibeah Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:16 בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה to in Gibeah Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 20:4 הַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ to to Gibeah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Judges 20:5 הַגִּבְעָ֔ה to of Gibeah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 20:9 לַגִּבְעָ֑ה to to Gibeah Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 20:13 בַּגִּבְעָה֙ to of Gibeah Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 15:57
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 8
Joshua 1 Judges 22 1 Samuel 10 2 Samuel 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Hosea 4
Source forms
הַגִּבְעָ֖ה 4x hag·giḇ·‘āh Judges 19:14, Judges 20:29, Judges 20:30, Judges 20:43
הַגִּבְעָ֔ה 3x hag·giḇ·‘āh Judges 20:5, 1 Samuel 14:2, Hosea 10:9
הַגִּבְעָ֑ה 3x hag·giḇ·‘āh Judges 20:21, Judges 20:37, Hosea 9:9
בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה 2x bag·giḇ·‘āh Judges 19:15, Judges 19:16
בְּגִבְעַ֖ת 2x bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 14:16
גִּבְעַ֣ת 2x giḇ·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 11:4, 1 Samuel 13:15
גִּבְעַ֥ת 2x giḇ·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 15:34, Isaiah 10:29
הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ 2x hag·giḇ·‘āh Judges 20:20, Judges 20:36
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 15x Judges 19:14, Judges 20:5, Judges 20:15, Judges 20:19
Noun - proper - feminine singular 7x Joshua 15:57, Judges 19:12, 1 Samuel 11:4, 1 Samuel 13:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 7x Judges 19:13, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:16, Judges 20:13
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 4x Judges 20:4, Judges 20:14, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:6
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2x Judges 20:31, 1 Samuel 10:26
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Judges 20:9, Judges 20:34
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gibah ; the name of three places in Palestine
Source Gloss
Gibah ; the name of three places in Palestine
Extended definition
Gibeah, the hill.
Word Origins
גִּבְעָה 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