Gêb — H1356

Definition

masculine noun

a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)

1. pit, trench, ditch, beam, rafter
1. pit, trench
2. beam, rafter

Usually translated as

beam, ditch, pit

Origin

from H1461

• Derived from Gûwb (H1461)

Occurrences

Gêb occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (1)

• 1 Kings 6:9 — So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams (גֵּבִ֔ים) and boards of cedar.
• 2 Kings 3:16 — And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches (גֵּבִ֥ים).
• 2 Kings 3:16 — And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches (גֵּבִֽים).
• Jeremiah 14:3 — And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits (גֵּבִ֞ים), and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.