Strong's H1387 · Hebrew
גֶּבַע
Gebaʻ · /gheh'-bah/
Definition
Geba, a place in Palestine
KJV: Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.
Root / derivation: from the same as H1375 (גְּבִיעַ), a hillock;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גֶּבַע across 19 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Joshua2 verses
Judges2 verses
And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
Judges 20:33And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
1 Samuel3 verses
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. Geba: or, the hill
1 Samuel 13:16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. present: Heb. found Gibeah: Heb. Geba
1 Samuel 14:5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. forefront: Heb. tooth
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Chronicles2 verses
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Alemeth: or, Almon
1 Chronicles 8:6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
Nehemiah3 verses
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
Nehemiah 11:31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at: or, to
Nehemiah 12:29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1387 (Gebaʻ) mean?
Geba, a place in Palestine
How many times does H1387 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1387 (גֶּבַע) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Geba.”
How is Gebaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1387 is rendered as “Geba” (13×), “Gibeah” (4×), “Gaba” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word גֶּבַע come from?
from the same as H1375 (גְּבִיעַ), a hillock;