Berean Strong's Lexicon geb: Cistern, pit, reservoir Original Word: גֵּב Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be convex Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 5421 (phrear): A well or pit, often used in the Septuagint to translate "geb." Usage: The Hebrew word "geb" refers to a cistern or pit, typically used for storing water. In ancient times, these structures were essential for collecting rainwater, especially in arid regions. The term can also metaphorically denote a trap or a place of entrapment. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, water was a precious resource, and cisterns were vital for survival, particularly in areas with limited natural water sources. These man-made reservoirs were often hewn out of rock and plastered to prevent leakage. Cisterns were not only practical but also held symbolic significance, representing sustenance and life. However, they could also be places of danger or imprisonment, as seen in various biblical narratives. Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [גֵּב] pit, III. [גֵּב] beam, see below גוב. II. גֵּב noun [masculine] pit, ditch, trench, (Arabic hollow, depression; Syriac cistern) — only plural גֵּבִים Jeremiah 14:3; in 2 Kings 3:16 גבים גבים, i.e. full of ditches; further, cisterns (according to Klo 2 Kings 25:12) Jeremiah 39:10 וִּיגֵבִים (read וְגֵבִים); compare also "" 2 Kings 25:12 (ולגבים Kt, וּלְיוֺגְבִים Qr) = Jeremiah 52:16 (וּלְֹיגְבִים; both with כֹּרְמִים); Klo propose to emend these, so as to read in all וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם כְּרָמִים וְגֵבִים and gave to them vineyards and cisterns; another view in Th; compare further גוב, יגב. — I. גֵּב see below גבה. III. [גֵּב] noun [masculine] beam, rafter? (Thes below גוב, but meaning & √ dubious), גֵּבִים 1 Kings 6:9; but LagArmen. Stud. § 499, M i. 212; BN 155 reads גֻּבְּדִים (Persian , Armenian γμβεθ) vaulted roofs. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance beam, ditch, pit From guwb; a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug) -- beam, ditch, pit. see HEBREW guwb Forms and Transliterations גֵּבִ֔ים גֵּבִ֞ים גֵּבִ֥ים ׀ גֵּבִֽים׃ גבים גבים׃ gê·ḇîm gêḇîm geVimLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 6:9 HEB: אֶת־ הַבַּ֙יִת֙ גֵּבִ֔ים וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת בָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ NAS: the house with beams and planks KJV: the house with beams and boards INT: covered the house beams and planks made of cedar 2 Kings 3:16 2 Kings 3:16 Jeremiah 14:3 4 Occurrences |