גבעה

Hebrew

Root
ג־ב־ע (g-b-ʿ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈva/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ɡivˈʕɔː]

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Noun

גִּבְעָה • (giv'á) f (plural indefinite גְּבָעוֹת, singular construct גִּבְעַת־, plural construct גִּבְעוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. A hill.
   • Tanach, 2 Kings 17:10, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיַּצִּבוּ לָהֶם מַצֵּבוֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִים עַל כׇּל־גִּבְעָה גְבֹהָה וְתַחַת כׇּל־עֵץ רַעֲנָן׃

     va-yatsívu lahém matsevót va-asherím 'al kol giv'á gvohá v-táḥat kol 'ets ra'anán

     And they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill and under every leafy tree.

   • a. 425 C.E., Jerusalem Talmud, Avodah Zarah 3:5:

     מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹֹֹּא הִנִּיחוּ הַכְּנַעֲנִים לֹא הַר וְלֹא גִבְעָה שֶׁלֹּא עָבְדוּ עָלָיו.

     M'lamméd she-lo hiníḥu ha-kna'anim lo har v-lo giv'á she-lo 'avdú 'aláv.

     This teaches that the Canaanites didn't leave any mountain or any hill upon which they did not worship.

Synonyms

• (hill): תֵּל (tél)

Derived terms

• גבעתיים / גִּבְעָתַיִם (giv'atayim)

References

• H1389 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “גבעה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גבעה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he