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Gibbethon — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּבְּתוֹן

גִּבְּתוֹן

Gibbᵉthôwn · pronounced ghib-beth-one' · Strong's H1405 · a place

Gibbethon means a hilly spot.

Built from

גִּבְעָה gibʻâh (intensive from, H1389) — a hillock open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

intensive from H1389; a hilly spot; Gibbethon, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 19:44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, (KJV)

Every verse that names Gibbethon

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Joshua, 1 Kings

Josh 19:44Josh 21:231Kgs 15:271Kgs 16:151Kgs 16:17

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