Strong's Hebrew: 1619. גָּרֵב (Gareb) -- Gareb

Strong's Lexicon

Gareb: Gareb

Original Word: גָּרֵב
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location
Transliteration: Gareb
Pronunciation: gah-REB
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rabe')
Definition: Gareb
Meaning: Gareb

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to scrape" or "scabby."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Gareb in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location.

Usage: Gareb is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific location. It is mentioned as a hill or landmark in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, geographical landmarks such as hills and mountains often held significant cultural and strategic importance. They were used as reference points for territorial boundaries and were sometimes associated with historical events or religious practices. The Hill of Gareb, mentioned in the context of Jerusalem, would have been a recognizable feature in the landscape for the inhabitants of the region.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as garab
Definition
one of David's heroes, also a hill near Jer.
NASB Translation
Gareb (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גָּרֵב 1. proper name, masculine (compare Palmyrene proper name, masculine גריבא Vog¹⁴¹) one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:38 = 1 Chronicles 11:40.

2. proper name, of a location (compare Sabean proper name, of a location גרבם Hal^{No. 379, 382}) only in גִּבְעַת גָּרֵב Jeremiah 31:39 hill of Gareb, apparently close to Jerusalem on the southwest compare Gf; see also Hi Che.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Gareb

From the same as garab; scabby; Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem -- Gareb.

see HEBREW garab

Forms and Transliterations

גָּרֵ֑ב גָּרֵ֖ב גרב gā·rêḇ gārêḇ gaRev

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Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 23:38
HEB: עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃ ס
NAS: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
KJV: Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
INT: Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite

1 Chronicles 11:40
HEB: עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃ ס
NAS: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
KJV: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
INT: Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite

Jeremiah 31:39
HEB: עַ֖ל גִּבְעַ֣ת גָּרֵ֑ב וְנָסַ֖ב גֹּעָֽתָה׃
NAS: to the hill Gareb; then it will turn
KJV: over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about
INT: unto the hill Gareb will turn to Goah