גב

See also: גב׳

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Root
ג־ב־ב (g-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.

Noun

גַּב • (gav) m (plural indefinite גַּבּוֹת, singular construct גַּב־, plural construct גַּבֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. back (the rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly)

Usage notes

• The plural indefinite גַּבִּים (gabím) also exists.

Derived terms

• הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַגַּב (hifná lo et hagáv)
• הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל (hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál)
• תִּיק גַּב (tik gav)

Etymology 2

Root
ג־ו־ב (g-w-b)

From Proto-Semitic *gubb-.

Noun

גֵּב • (gev) m (plural indefinite גֵּבִים)

1. cistern

References

• H1354 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “גב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• בג