Strong H13562 sensesגֵּב
cistern · beam
- Transliteration
- gêb
- Pronunciation
- gabe
The 2 senses of Strong H1356
The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1356 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.
General definition
From H1461; a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug): - {beam} {ditch} pit.
In the Bible
Translated in the KJV by
- beam1
- ditch1
- pit1
First verses
- 1 Kings 6:9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
- 2 Kings 3:16And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
- Jeremiah 14:3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.