גב
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See also: גב׳
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡav/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]גַּב • (gav) m (plural indefinite גַּבּוֹת, singular construct גַּב־, plural construct גַּבֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- 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
[edit]- The plural indefinite גַּבִּים (gabím) also exists.
Derived terms
[edit]- הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַגַּב (hifná lo et hagáv)
- הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל (hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál)
- תִּיק גַּב (tik gav)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *gubb-. Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Aramaic גב (/gōb/, “pit, moat”), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/gubbu/, “reservoir, cistern”), Tigrinya ጋው (gawə, “cistern”).
Noun
[edit]גֵּב • (gev) m (plural indefinite גֵּבִים)
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]גב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
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- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־נ־ב
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- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל
- Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־ו־ב
- Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms
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