Original Word: גֹּב
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Gob
Pronunciation: gohv
Phonetic Spelling: (gobe)
Definition: Gob
Meaning: Gob

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to dig; related to the concept of a pit or cistern.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Gob, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, related themes of battles and locations can be found in Greek entries concerning warfare and geography.

Usage: Gob is a place name mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of battles between the Israelites and the Philistines. It is noted as a location where significant military encounters took place.

Cultural and Historical Background: Gob is identified as a site of conflict during the reign of King David. The Philistines were a prominent group in the region, often in opposition to Israel. The battles at Gob highlight the ongoing struggle for dominance and control in the ancient Near East, particularly in the land of Canaan. The exact location of Gob is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the territory controlled by the Philistines.

Word Origin
from the same as gab
Definition
a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Gob (2).

גֹּב, גּוֺב proper name, of a location see below גבב.

גבא (compare Arabic , restrain or withhold oneself; perhaps = collect (water in a cistern, also tribute), so Lane 1. near the end, Fl NHWB^{i. 431}; see also Late Hebrew גבי, גָּבָה, Aramaic גְּבָא, collect debts, taxes, etc.)

גֹּב 2 Samuel 21:18, גּוֺב 2 Samuel 21:19 proper name, of a location (compare Aramaic גֻּבָּא den, and , Arabic , Ethiopic Assyrian gubbu, well, cistern, see גבב) — field of battle with Philistines 2 Samuel 21:18 = גֶּזֶר in "" 1 Chronicles 20:4 (so here Th Ew; compare Joshua 10:33), but = גַּת ᵐ5 ᵑ6 2 Samuel 21:18 (ᵐ5^L Γαζεθ); 2 Samuel 21:19 (omit "" 1 Chronicles 20:5), ᵐ5 Ρομ, Ροβ; Klo Gath; in 1 Chronicles 20:16 We Dr (q. v.) read בְּגֹב for בְּנֹב; site of Gob (si vera lectio) unknown.

Gob

Or (fully) Gowb {gobe'}; from guwb; pit; Gob, a place in Palestine -- Gob.

see HEBREW guwb

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