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גב

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See also: גב׳

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ג־נ־ב (g-n-b)
7 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גַּב (gavm (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)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Semitic *gubb-. Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Aramaic גב (/⁠gōb⁠/, pit, moat), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/⁠gubbu⁠/, reservoir, cistern), Tigrinya ጋው (gawə, cistern).

Noun

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גֵּב (gevm (plural indefinite גֵּבִים)

  1. cistern

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