H1356: גֵּב
gêb · pronounced gabe · “cistern”
Definition
a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)
KJV translates it as: beam, ditch, pit.
Word origin: from H1461 (גּוּב);
Extended definition
pit, trench, ditch,
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1356 is translated
- ditches ×2
- beams ×1
- the cisterns ×1
Bible verses with H1356 (gêb)
Gêb appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Kings 6:9
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
- 2 Kings 3:16
And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
- Jeremiah 14:3
And 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.