Strong's Lexicon gob: Pit, Cistern Original Word: גּוֹב Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to dig Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is φρέαρ (phrear), Strong's Greek #5421, which also means a well or pit. Usage: The Hebrew word "gob" refers to a pit or cistern, often used for storing water or as a trap. In biblical contexts, it can denote a literal pit used for practical purposes or metaphorically represent a place of danger or entrapment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, cisterns were essential for collecting and storing rainwater, especially in arid regions. These structures were often dug into the ground and lined with plaster to prevent leakage. Pits could also serve as traps for capturing animals or as prisons for holding individuals. The imagery of a pit is frequently used in the Bible to symbolize distress, danger, or the grave. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as gebeh Definition locusts NASB Translation hordes of grasshoppers (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גּוֺב noun [masculine] locusts, Nahum 3:17; compare גֹּבַי. גֹּבַי, גּוֺבָ֑י noun masculineAmos 7:1, compare see 2 collective locusts (swarm, multitude; Aramaic גּוּבָא, plural גוּבָאֵי; on formative see Ol§ 216 d), גֹּבַי symbol of Yahweh's judgment on Israel Amos 7:1; in simile of disappearance of Assyrian leaders at destruction of Nineveh גּוֺב גּוֺבָ֑י Nahum 3:17 (locust-) swarm of locusts ("" אַרְבֶּה); but strike out גּוֺב as dittograph We and others Strong's Exhaustive Concordance grasshopper, great From guwb; the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae) -- grasshopper, X great. see HEBREW guwb Forms and Transliterations גֹּבַ֔י גֹּבָ֑י גבי כְּג֣וֹב כגוב gō·ḇay gō·ḇāy gōḇay gōḇāy goyAi kə·ḡō·wḇ keGov kəḡōwḇLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Amos 7:1 HEB: וְהִנֵּה֙ יוֹצֵ֣ר גֹּבַ֔י בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת עֲל֣וֹת KJV: unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning INT: and behold was forming grasshoppers began to sprout Nahum 3:17 Nahum 3:17 3 Occurrences |
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