גַּוgav
midst, always with prepositions
Pronunciation: gav · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1459
Meanings
a. בְּגוֺא (Daniel 3:25; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 7:15)
b. לְגוֺא (Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:11; Daniel 3:15)
c. מִןגּֿוֺא (Daniel 3:26)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 4:15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.
- Ezra 5:7 “To King Darius. Greetings.
- Ezra 6:2 But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: “Memorandum:
- Daniel 3:6 Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
- Daniel 3:11 That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace.
- Daniel 3:15 I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?”
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).