What does גֵּהָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּהָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a cure".
Hebrew · H1456
גֵּהָה
A cure
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גֵּהָה H1456
What does גֵּהָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּהָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a cure".
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How does the BSB render H1456?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include medicine (1).
Where does גֵּהָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 17:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It medicine 1× Proverbs 17:22
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Usage map
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First aligned row Proverbs 17:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
גֵּהָ֑ה 1x gê·hāh Proverbs 17:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 17:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cure
Source Gloss
a cure
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cure BDB: healing Usage: medicine.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵּהָה is built from this root:
גָּהָה H1455
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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