Strong's H1354 · Hebrew
גַב
gab · /gab/
Definition
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
KJV: back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 (גֵּו) and H1479 (גּוּף))
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גַב across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job2 verses
Ezekiel6 verses
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. and their rings: or, and their strakes
Ezekiel 10:12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. body: Heb. flesh
Ezekiel 16:24That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. eminent: or, brothel house
Ezekiel 16:31In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; In that thou buildest: or, In thy daughters is thine, etc
Ezekiel 16:39And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. thy fair: Heb. instruments of thine ornament
Ezekiel 43:13And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar. bottom: Heb. bosom edge: Heb. lip
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1354 (gab) mean?
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
How many times does H1354 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1354 (גַב) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “place.”
How is gab translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1354 is rendered as “place” (4×), “bodies” (2×), “rings” (2×), “back” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גַב come from?
from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 (גֵּו) and H1479 (גּוּף))