גַב

gab Noun

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H1354

the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim , a boss , a vault , arch of eye , bulwarks , etc.

KJV usage: back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.

Etymology: from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare 1460 and 1479 )

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring. back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.

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