Strong H1516H1516Lגַּיְא
(Zephathah) Valley
One of the 13 senses of Strong H1516
- Transliteration
- gay' gay
- Pronunciation
- {gah'ee} gah'ee
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun
Definition
valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge
Combined with tse.pha.tah (צְפַ֫תָה "Zephathah" H6859)
Combined with tse.pha.tah (צְפַ֫תָה "Zephathah" H6859)
General definition
Probably (by transmutation) from the same root as H1466 (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence {narrow} but not a gully or winter torrent): - valley.
In the biblical story
Zephathah Valley
A valley where Asa defeated the Cushite army
The Valley of Zephathah is where King Asa of Judah defeated Zerah the Cushite's large army (2Ch.14:10).
In the Bible
Strong H1516L appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- valley1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 14:10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.