Gev גֵּב
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| גֵּב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gev |
| Strong's number | H1356 (H1356A, H1356B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | cistern |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Gev (Hebrew גֵּב, Strong's H1356) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “cistern”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H1356A: cistern
pit, trench, ditch,
H1356B: beam
beam, rafter
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | beams (1), ditches (1), pits (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | beams (1), full of ditches (1), cisterns (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 6:9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 3:16And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 14:3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).