Strong's H1354

גַב

Language:
Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 (גֵּו) and H1479 (גּוּף))

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, גַב is translated as: back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.