Gâg — H1406

H1406 · Hebrew — גג

Pronunciation: gawg

Definition

masculine noun

a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar

  1. roof, top, housetop
    1. roof (of house)
    2. top (of altar of incense)

Usually translated as

roof, top

Origin

probably by reduplication from H1342

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gâg occurs 30 times in 27 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (3), 2 Kings (2), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (1), Zephaniah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — G