Strong’s H4019 · Hebrew

מַגְבִּישׁ
Magbîysh
mag-beesh'

Definition

Magbish, an Israelite, or a place in Palestine

Etymology

from the same as H1378 (גָּבִישׁ); stiffening;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Magbish

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What the first audience heard

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