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Giba <a href="../hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Giba: Hill, Height</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גִּבְעָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Gib`a'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ghib-AH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghib-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hill, Height<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Giba<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root גָּבַע (gāvaʿ), meaning "to be high" or "to rise."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "Giba," the concept of a hill or elevated place can be related to the Greek word ὄρος (oros), Strong's Greek #3735, meaning "mountain" or "hill."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "Giba" refers to a hill or elevated place. In the biblical context, it often denotes a physical location that is higher than the surrounding terrain. Hills were significant in ancient Israel for various reasons, including strategic military advantages, religious practices, and as landmarks.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, hills were often chosen as sites for altars and places of worship, both for Yahweh and for pagan deities. The elevation was thought to bring worshippers closer to the divine. Hills also served as lookout points and defensive positions in times of war. The topography of Israel, with its many hills and valleys, made these locations prominent in the daily life and spiritual practices of the people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/1387.htm">Geba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a desc. of Caleb<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Gibea (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">גִּבְעָא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a son of Caleb</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-49.htm">1 Chronicles 2:49</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Gibeah <p>By permutation for <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm">gib'ah</a>; a hill; Giba, a place in Palestine -- Gibeah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm">gib'ah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גִבְעָ֑א גבעא ḡiḇ‘ā ḡiḇ·‘ā givA<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:49</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַכְבֵּנָ֖ה וַאֲבִ֣י <b> גִבְעָ֑א </b> וּבַת־ כָּלֵ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the father <span class="itali">of Gibea;</span> and the daughter<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the father <span class="itali">of Gibea:</span> and the daughter<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Machbena and the father <span class="itali">of Gibea</span> and the daughter of Caleb<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1388.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1388.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1388<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/giva_1388.htm">ḡiḇ·‘ā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1387.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1387"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1387" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1389"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1389" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>