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H1354

גב

gab
masculine/feminine noun
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From an unused root

from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 and H1479) the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.:—back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.

Outline

  1. convex surface, back
    1. back (of man)
    2. mound (for illicit worship)
    3. boss (convex projection of shield)
    4. bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments - fig.)
    5. brow, eyebrow
    6. rim (of wheel)

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