What does גָּג (gāg) mean in the Bible?
גָּג (gāg): Roof as architectural surface and elevated plane where sacred or public acts occur
Hebrew · H1406
גָּג
A roof ; by analogy, the top of an altar
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גָּג H1406
Pronunciation gāg
What does גָּג (gāg) mean in the Bible?
גָּג (gāg): Roof as architectural surface and elevated plane where sacred or public acts occur
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1406?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the roof (8), on the rooftops (3), the rooftops (3), of the roof (2), the top (2).
Where does גָּג (gāg) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (4), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Joshua (3).
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 roof 8× Joshua 2:8, Judges 9:51, Judges 16:27, 2 Samuel 11:2
on the rooftops 3× 2 Kings 19:26, Psalms 129:6, Isaiah 37:27
the rooftops 3× Isaiah 15:3, Jeremiah 48:38, Zephaniah 1:5
of the roof 2× Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
the top 2× Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26
to the roof 2× Joshua 2:6, Ezekiel 40:13
[there] 1× Joshua 2:6
a housetop 1× Psalms 102:7
around your roof 1× Deuteronomy 22:8
from the roof 1× Ezekiel 40:13
on the roof 1× 1 Samuel 9:26
rooftops 1× Nehemiah 8:16
the roof of his house 1× 1 Samuel 9:25
their rooftops 1× Jeremiah 32:29
to the rooftops 1× Isaiah 22:1
whose rooftops 1× Jeremiah 19:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:3 גַּגּ֧וֹ to the top Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:26 גַּגּ֧וֹ to the top Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:8 לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ to around your roof Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Joshua 2:6 הַגָּ֑גָה to to the roof Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 2:6 הַגָּֽג׃ to [there] Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 2:8 הַגָּֽג׃ to the roof Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 9:51 גַּ֥ג to the roof Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 16:27 הַגָּ֗ג to the roof Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 9:25 הַגָּֽג׃ to the roof of his house Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 9:26 הַגָּג to on the roof Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:3
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 14
Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Judges 2 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 4 2 Kings 2 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 2 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הַגָּֽג׃ 3x hag·gāḡ Joshua 2:6, Joshua 2:8, 1 Samuel 9:25
גָּ֑ג 2x gāḡ Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
גַּגּ֧וֹ 2x gag·gōw Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26
גַּגּ֔וֹת 2x gag·gō·wṯ 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
הַגָּ֑ג 2x hag·gāḡ 2 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 16:22
גַּ֥ג 1x gaḡ Judges 9:51
גַּ֣ג 1x gaḡ 2 Samuel 11:2
גַּ֤ג 1x gaḡ 2 Samuel 18:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Joshua 2:6, Joshua 2:8, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 9:25
Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 19:26, Psalms 129:6, Isaiah 37:27
Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 102:7, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Judges 9:51, 2 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 18:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Nehemiah 8:16
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 2x Joshua 2:6, 1 Samuel 9:26
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 32:29
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Zephaniah 1:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Roof as architectural surface and elevated plane where sacred or public acts occur
Source Gloss
a roof ; by analogy, the top of an altar
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Roof as architectural surface and elevated plane where sacred or public acts occur
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar BDB: roof Usage: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical structure of a house, used metaphorically for domestic life
Top of a house structure, emphasizing elevation and separation as dwelling place
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 31 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גָּג is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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