Strong H1389H1389Jגִּבְעָה

Gibeah

One of the 4 senses of Strong H1389

Transliteration
gib‛âh
Pronunciation
ghib-aw'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

This name means hill
Another spelling of giv.ah (גִּבְעָה "Gibeah" H1390H)

General definition

Feminine from the same as H1387; a hillock: - {hill} little hill.

In the biblical story

Gibeah

A city of Benjamin, associated with Saul and atrocities.

Gibeah, a city of Benjamin, was the hometown of Saul and the site of infamous atrocities during the time of the judges (Joshua 18:28; 24:33; Judges 19-20; 1 Samuel 10:5, 10, 26; 11:4; 13:2, 15; 14:2, 16; 15:34; 22:6; 23:19; 26:1; 2 Samuel 21:6; 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 12:3; Isaiah 10:29; Hosea 5:8; 9:9; 10:9).

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