Strong H1516H1516Sגַּיְא
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
Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
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
Topheth
Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem
Topheth, located in the Valley of Hinnom (also called the Valley of Slaughter or Baca Valley) south of Jerusalem, was a site of pagan child sacrifice that was defiled by King Josiah (2 Kgs 23:10; Jer 7:31-32; 19:2, 6, 11-14; 32:35; Isa 30:33).
In the Bible
Strong H1516S appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- valley1
First verses
- Jeremiah 7:32Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.