What does גֵּו (gēw) mean in the Bible?
גֵּו (gēw): Spatial term denoting the back or middle region; foundational for locating persons or objects within a larger whole
Hebrew · H1460
גֵּו
The back ; by analogy, the middle
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גֵּו H1460
Pronunciation gēw
What does גֵּו (gēw) mean in the Bible?
גֵּו (gēw): Spatial term denoting the back or middle region; foundational for locating persons or objects within a larger whole
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1460?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for the backs (2), Your back (2), among [men] (1), is for the back (1), My back (1).
Where does גֵּו (gēw) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 30:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Proverbs (3), Job (1).
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 for the backs 2× Proverbs 19:29, Proverbs 26:3
Your back 2× Isaiah 38:17, Isaiah 51:23
among [men] 1× Job 30:5
is for the back 1× Proverbs 10:13
My back 1× Isaiah 50:6
Show sample aligned rows
Job 30:5 גֵּ֥ו to among [men] Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 10:13 לְגֵ֣ו to is for the back Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 19:29 לְגֵ֣ו to for the backs Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 26:3 לְגֵ֣ו to for the backs Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 38:17 גֵוְךָ֖ to Your back Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 50:6 גֵּוִי֙ to My back Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Isaiah 51:23 גֵּוֵ֔ךְ to your back Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 30:5
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Job 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 3
Source forms
לְגֵ֣ו 3x lə·ḡêw Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 19:29, Proverbs 26:3
גֵּ֥ו 1x gêw Job 30:5
גֵּוִי֙ 1x gê·wî Isaiah 50:6
גֵוְךָ֖ 1x ḡê·wə·ḵā Isaiah 38:17
גֵּוֵ֔ךְ 1x gê·wêḵ Isaiah 51:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 19:29, Proverbs 26:3
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 30:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 50:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 51:23
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 38:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Spatial term denoting the back or middle region; foundational for locating persons or objects within a larger whole
Source Gloss
the back ; by analogy, the middle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Spatial term denoting the back or middle region; foundational for locating persons or objects within a larger whole
the back; by analogy, the middle BDB: midst Usage: among, back, body.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
physical back of the body, subject to punishment or stripes
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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