Strong’s H1390 · Hebrew
גִּבְעָה
Gibʻâh
ghib-aw'
Definition
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
Etymology
the same as H1389 (גִּבְעָה);
Where the KJV renders it
- Gibeah
- the hill
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