1459. gav

Strong's Lexicon

gav: Back, body, midst

Original Word: גַּו
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gav
Pronunciation: gav
Phonetic Spelling: (gav)
Definition: Back, body, midst
Meaning: the middle

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to hollow or curve

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gav," the concept of the back or body can be related to Greek words like "σῶμα" (soma, G4983) for body or "νῶτον" (noton, G3566) for back.

Usage: The Hebrew word "gav" primarily refers to the back or body of a person or object. It can also denote the midst or middle part of something. In the context of the Bible, it is often used to describe the physical back of a person or the central part of an object or location.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the body was often used metaphorically to describe various aspects of life and spirituality. The back, or "gav," could symbolize strength, burden-bearing, or vulnerability. Understanding the physical and metaphorical uses of body parts in Hebrew thought can provide deeper insight into biblical texts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to gev
Definition
midst, middle
NASB Translation
midst (9), within (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[גַּו] noun masculine midst (Egyptian Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene גו; ᵑ7 גָּיו; especially construct בְּגוֺ, לְגוֺ, מִגּוֺ; so Syriac ; compare Biblical Hebrew נֵּו); — construct גּוֺא (so Nabataen Cooke^{No. 94}) Daniel 3:26 +, Daniel 7:15 editions, Gi גּוֺ (Baer גּוֺא, see on Daniel 3:6); suffix 3masculine singular גַּוֵּהּ Ezra 5:7, 3feminine singular גַּוַּהּ Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:2; — midst, always with prepositions:

a. בְּגוֺא (= Hebrew בְּתוֺךְ), Daniel 3:25 בְּגוֺא גוּרָא, Daniel 4:7; Daniel 7:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:7 וְכִדְנָה כְּתִיב בְּגַוֵהּ, Ezra 6:2.

b. לְגוֺא Daniel 3:6,11,15,21,23,24.

c. מִןגּֿוֺא Daniel 3:26.

גֵּרָה see גאה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

midst, therein

(Aramaic) corresponding to gev; the middle -- midst, same, there- (where-) in.

see HEBREW gev

Forms and Transliterations

בְּג֣וֹא בְּג֥וֹא בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ בְּגַוַּ֔הּ בְּגַוַּ֖הּ בְּגֽוֹא־ בגוא בגוא־ בגוה גּ֥וֹא גוא לְגֽוֹא־ לְגוֹא־ לגוא־ bə·ḡaw·wah bə·ḡaw·wêh bə·ḡō·w bə·ḡō·w- begavVah begavVeh bəḡawwah bəḡawwêh beGo bəḡōw bəḡōw- begoy Go gō·w gōw lə·ḡō·w- ləḡōw- legoy

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:15
HEB: וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ עָבְדִ֣ין בְּגַוַּ֔הּ מִן־ יוֹמָ֖ת
NAS: revolt within it in past
KJV: sedition within the same of
INT: revolt may be made within of days

Ezra 5:7
HEB: וְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א
KJV: unto him, wherein was written
INT: thus written wherein to Darius the king

Ezra 6:2
HEB: וְכֵן־ כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ
KJV: roll, and therein [was] a record
INT: follows written and therein Memorandum

Daniel 3:6
HEB: שַׁעֲתָ֣א יִתְרְמֵ֔א לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א
NAS: be cast into the midst of a furnace
KJV: be cast into the midst of a burning
INT: shall immediately be cast the midst of a furnace fire

Daniel 3:11
HEB: וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א
NAS: shall be cast into the midst of a furnace
KJV: [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning
INT: and worship shall be cast the midst of a furnace fire

Daniel 3:15
HEB: שַׁעֲתָ֣ה תִתְרְמ֔וֹן לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א
NAS: be cast into the midst of a furnace
KJV: the same hour into the midst of a burning
INT: will immediately be cast the midst of a furnace fire

Daniel 3:21
HEB: וּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹן וּרְמִ֕יו לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א
NAS: and were cast into the midst of the furnace
KJV: and were cast into the midst of the burning
INT: and their clothes and were cast the midst of the furnace fire

Daniel 3:23
HEB: נְג֑וֹ נְפַ֛לוּ לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּוּן־ נוּרָ֥א
NAS: fell into the midst of the furnace
KJV: bound into the midst of the burning
INT: and Abed-nego fell the midst of the furnace fire

Daniel 3:24
HEB: תְּלָתָ֜א רְמֵ֤ינָא לְגוֹא־ נוּרָא֙ מְכַפְּתִ֔ין
NAS: bound into the midst of the fire?
KJV: bound into the midst of the fire?
INT: three cast the midst fiery bound

Daniel 3:25
HEB: שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֽוֹא־ נוּרָ֔א וַחֲבָ֖ל
NAS: [and] walking [about] in the midst of the fire
KJV: walking in the midst of the fire,
INT: loosed walking the midst of the fire harm

Daniel 3:26
HEB: נְג֖וֹ מִן־ גּ֥וֹא נוּרָֽא׃
NAS: came out of the midst of the fire.
KJV: came forth of the midst of the fire.
INT: and Abed-nego of of the midst of the fire

Daniel 4:10
HEB: וַאֲל֥וּ אִילָ֛ן בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ
NAS: [there was] a tree in the midst of the earth
KJV: a tree in the midst of the earth,
INT: and behold a tree the midst of the earth height

Daniel 7:15
HEB: אֲנָ֥ה דָנִיֵּ֖אל בְּג֣וֹא נִדְנֶ֑ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י
NAS: was distressed within me, and the visions
KJV: in my spirit in the midst of [my] body,
INT: I Daniel within of body and the visions

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1459
13 Occurrences

bə·ḡaw·wah — 2 Occ.
bə·ḡaw·wêh — 1 Occ.
bə·ḡō·w — 2 Occ.
bə·ḡō·w- — 1 Occ.
gō·w — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡō·w- — 6 Occ.