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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1461. גּוּב (gub) -- Pit, cistern</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1461.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_kings/25-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1461.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1461</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1460b.htm" title="1460b">◄</a> 1461. gub <a href="../hebrew/1462.htm" title="1462">►</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">gub: Pit, cistern</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גּוּב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>guwb<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>goob<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(goob)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pit, cistern<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to dig<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root that is not used in the Hebrew Bible, but related to the concept of excavation or digging.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is φρέαρ (phrear), Strong's Greek #5421, which also means well or pit.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "gub" refers to a pit or cistern, often used for storing water or as a trap. In biblical contexts, it can denote a physical pit used for practical purposes, such as water storage, or metaphorically, as a place of danger or entrapment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, cisterns were essential for collecting and storing rainwater, especially in arid regions. These structures were often hewn out of rock and plastered to prevent leakage. Pits could also serve as traps for capturing animals or as places of imprisonment. The concept of a pit in biblical literature often carries connotations of danger, death, or Sheol, the abode of the dead.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>another reading for <a href="/hebrew/3009.htm">yagab</a>, q.v.<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">גּוּב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>dig</b></font> (compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb015506.gif"> <em>pierce, bore, hollow out</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">גָּבִים</font> <em>diggers</em> or <em>plough-men</em> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12</a> Kt; but compare Qr <font class="hebrew2">יֹגְּבִים</font> as <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Jeremiah 52:16</a> (see <font class="hebrew2">יגב</font>), and see <font class="hebrew2">גֵּב</font> below <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>husbandman <p>A primitive root; to dig -- husbandman. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ וליגבים׃ ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm ūləyōḡəḇîm uleyogeVim<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/2_kings/25-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 25:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים <b> וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/25-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the guard to be vinedressers <span class="itali">husbandman</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1461.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1461.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1461<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/uleyogevim_1461.htm">ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm — 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/1460b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1460b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1460b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1462.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1462"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1462" /></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>