Strong's Concordance gab: a back Original Word: גַבּPart of Speech: Noun Transliteration: gab Phonetic Spelling: (gab) Definition: a back NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a back NASB Translation back (1), backs (1), base (1), defenses (2), eyebrows* (1), massive* (1), rims (3), shrine (2), shrines (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גַּב back, etc., see below גבב [גָּב], גָּבִים see גוב. גַּב noun masculine:? compare Ezekiel 43:13 (feminineEzekiel 1:18) anything convex, curved, gibbous, e.g. back, chiefly late; — absolute גָּ֑ב Ezekiel 16:24; construct גַּב Ezekiel 43:13 (read גֹּבַהּ ᵐ5 Ew Sm Co); suffix גַּבִּי Psalm 129:3, גַּבֵךְ Ezekiel 16:31,39; plural construct גַּבֹּת Leviticus 14:9, גַּבֵּי Job 13:12; Job 15:26; suffix גַּבֵּיהֶם 1 Kings 7:33, גַּבֵּהֶם Ezekiel 10:12, גַּבֵּיהֶן Ezekiel 1:18, גַֹּבֹּתָם Ezekiel 1:18; — 1 back, of man (figurative of Israel) Psalm 129:3; apparently of cherubim Ezekiel 10:12, but Hi Sm emend v. so that ׳גּ refers to wheels, rim see 6 below 2 mound, for illicit worship Ezekiel 16:24,31,39 (all "" רמה); ᵐ5 ᵑ9 lupanar, brothel, after analogy of fornix, but this without sufficient proof, & needless. 3 boss, or convex projection, of shield Job 15:26 (figurative) he runneth against him... with the stout bosses of his shields (i.e. wicked against ׳י); so 4 bulwarks, breastworks, figurative for arguments לְגַבֵּיחֹֿמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶם Job 13:12 breastworks of clay are your breastworks. 5 brow, only גַּבֹּת עֵינָיו Leviticus 14:9 his eyebrows. 6 rim of wheel, felloe 1 Kings 7:33; Ezekiel 1:18 (twice in verse); so perhaps Ezekiel 10:12 see 1 above — Ezekiel 43:13; elevation, i.e. basement of altar, Da after MT., but see גֹּבַהּ, compare above Strong's Exhaustive Concordance the top or rim, a boss, a vaultFrom an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; the back (as rounded (compare gev and guwph); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc. -- back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye)brows, nave, ring. see HEBREW gev see HEBREW guwph Forms and Transliterations גֶּ֑ב גַּ֥ב גַּ֭בִּי גַּבֵּ֥י גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ גַּבֵּךְ֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת גַבֵּךְ֙ גב גבי גביכם׃ גבך גבת וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם וְגַבֵּיהֶ֗ם וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם וגבהם וגביהם וגביהן וגבתם לְגַבֵּי־ לגבי־ gaḇ gab·bê gab·bê·ḵem gab·bêḵ ḡab·bêḵ gab·bî gab·bōṯ gabbê gabbeCh gabBei gabbeiChem gabbêḵ ḡabbêḵ gabbêḵem Gabbi gabbî gabBot gabbōṯ gav geḇ Gev lə·ḡab·bê- ləḡabbê- legabbei vegabbeHem vegabbeiHem veGabbeiHen vegabboTam wə·ḡab·bê·hem wə·ḡab·bê·hen wə·ḡab·bō·ṯām wəḡabbêhem wəḡabbêhen wəḡabbōṯāmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 14:9 HEB: זְקָנוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יו וְאֶת־ INT: his head and his beard top affliction all 1 Kings 7:33 Job 13:12 Job 13:12 Job 15:26 Psalm 129:3 Ezekiel 1:18 Ezekiel 1:18 Ezekiel 10:12 Ezekiel 16:24 Ezekiel 16:31 Ezekiel 16:39 Ezekiel 43:13 13 Occurrences |
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in Arabic in similar phrase; compare also Arabic 
, shield; also French bouclier from boucle.