Strong H1516H1516Mגַּיְא
Valley (Gate)
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
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
Valley Gate
A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah
The Valley Gate, one of the gates in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah and mentioned in connection with King Uzziah's fortifications (2 Chr. 26:9; Neh. 2:13, 15; 3:13).
In the Bible
Strong H1516M appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- valley4
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 26:9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
- Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
- Nehemiah 2:15Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
- Nehemiah 3:13The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.