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Gaba — the meaning of the Hebrew name גֶּבַע

גֶּבַע

Gebaʻ · pronounced gheh'-bah · Strong's H1387 · a place · also spelled Geba, Gibeah

Gaba means Geba, a place in Palestine.

Built from

גְּבִיעַ gᵉbîyaʻ (the same as, H1375) — a goblet open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H1375, a hillock; Geba, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 18:24 And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: (KJV)

Every verse that names Gaba

18 occurrences in 18 verses — Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Zechariah

Josh 18:24Josh 21:17Judg 20:101Sam 13:31Sam 13:161Sam 14:52Sam 5:251Kgs 15:222Kgs 23:81Chr 6:451Chr 8:62Chr 16:6Ezra 2:26Neh 7:30Neh 11:31Neh 12:29Isa 10:29Zech 14:10

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