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גִּבְעָה

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Gibeah

§ Gibeah = "hill" a city of Benjamin, birthplace of king Saul

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. גִּבְעָה proper name, of a location (hill) — ׳ג Josh 15:57 +; (הַ)גִּבְעָ֫תָה Judg 20:4 + 5 t.; גִּבְעַת Josh 18:28 construct גִּבְעַת 1Sam 11:4 + 9 t.; absolute always with article except Josh 15:57; Josh 18:28; Judg 19:12; Judg 20:31; 1Sam 10:26; 2Chr 13:2 —

1. a city of Judah Josh 15:57 (perhaps one of two villages called Gabaa, Gabatha in Onomasticon see LagOnom. 246, 128; 2nd ed 255, 160).
2. city of Benjamin Judg 19:14; Judg 19:16 + 20 t. Judges; 1Sam 10:26; 1Sam 14:2; 1Sam 22:6; 1Sam 26:1; 2Sam 23:29 = 1Chr 11:31 also Hos 5:8; Hos 9:9; Hos 10:9 (twice in verse) (compare Judg 19:12ff. Judg 13:2 perhaps also 1Sam 7:1; 1Sam 10:10; 2Sam 6:3; 2Sam 6:4 read also (for גבע) 1Sam 13:16; Judg 20:10; Judg 20:33 = גִּבְעַת Josh 18:28 called also גִּבְעַת בִּנְיָמִין 1Sam 13:2; 1Sam 13:15; 1Sam 14:16, & גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל 1Sam 11:4; 1Sam 15:34; Isa 10:29; 2Sam 21:6 read probably גִּבְעוֺן ᵐ5 We Dr.
3. a city of Ephraim, called גִּבְעַת ִ˜פּינְחָס Josh 24:33.

38 occurrences

Joshua (1), Judges (18), I Samuel (12), II Samuel (2), I Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Hosea (3)