גַּוgav
back (1 Kings 14:9; Ezekiel 23:35; Nehemiah 9:26)
Pronunciation: gav · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1458
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 14:9 You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me,
- Nehemiah 9:26 “But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.
- Ezekiel 23:35 “And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).