גֵּוgêv
גֵּו: back (Proverbs 10:13; Isaiah 50:6; Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 51:23; Proverbs 19:29)
Pronunciation: gave · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1460
Meanings
גֵּו: midst, Aramaism (Job 30:5)
Same root
- גָּאָהgâʼâh · H1342to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic
- גַבgab · H1354the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
- גַּוgav · H1458the back
- גַּוgav · H1459the middle
- גֵּוָהgêvâh · H1465the back, i.e. (by extensive) the person
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Job 30:5 They are driven from human society, and people shout at them as if they were thieves.
- Proverbs 10:13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
- Proverbs 19:29 Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
- Proverbs 26:3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!
- Isaiah 38:17 Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins.
- Isaiah 50:6 I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting.
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).