גִּבְעָ֑ה
𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄
giveah
Gibeah
the same as גִּבְעָה; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine; Gibeah, the hill.
H1390
2 Chronicles 13:2 · Word #11
Lexicon H1390
| Lemma | גִּבְעָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Gibʻâh |
| Strong's | H1390 |
| In-context | Gibeah |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1389-03
hill-mound
| Root | גבע (g-b-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | hill, height, mound, elevated place |
| Semantic Range | a small hill, rounded elevation, mound, hill-country rise; by extension a settlement situated on such a hill (e.g., Gibeah). |
| Conceptual Significance | Hills often function as strategic military sites and as locations of worship in the Hebrew Bible. As place-names (e.g., Gibeah), they anchor key tribal and royal narratives, highlighting the importance of elevated terrain in Israel’s social, political, and cultic life. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state; from the root גבע. Also used as a proper noun (HNp) referring to the town Gibeah ("Hill-Mound"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is feminine singular absolute (HNcfsa), so the rendering reflects a single, concrete elevated feature. "Hill-mound" preserves the root idea of a rounded height (גבע) while remaining singular and non-abstract, matching the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גבע (hill, height, mound, elevated place)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1390-01 |
bagiveah | in the Hill (Gibeah) |
|
begeva | in Geba (Hillock) |
H1389-01 |
begiveat | in the hill-of |
H1391-01 |
begiveon | at Hill-Height (Gibeon) |
H1387-01 |
geva | Hill-Height (Geba) |
H1389-02 |
gevaot | hill-mounds |
H1375-01 |
gevieyha | her convex goblets |
H1375-02 |
geviim | convex goblets |
H1405-01 |
gibeton | Hill-Height (Gibbethon) |
H1389-04 |
giveat | hill-of |
H1390-02 |
giveatah | Hill (Gibeah); Hill-ward; her Hill |
H1391-02 |
giveon | Hill-Height (Givon) |
|
giveonah | toward Hill-town (Gibeon) |
H1389-05 |
giveot | hills-of |
H1375-03 |
hagavia | the rounded goblet |
H1389-06 |
hagevaot | the rounded hills |
H1390-03 |
hagiveah | the Hill |
H1390-04 |
hagiveatah | toward the Hill-town (Gibeah) |
H1393-01 |
hagiveonim | the Hill-men |
H4021-01 |
migebaot | hill-shaped caps |
H1387-02 |
migeva | from Hill-Geba |
H1389-07 |
migevaot | from the hill-heights |
H1390-05 |
migiveat | from Gibeah (the Hill) |
H1391-03 |
migiveon | from Hill-town (Givʿon) |
H1389-08 |
ugevaot | and hill-heights |
H1387-03 |
vagava | and Hillock (Geba) |
H1389-09 |
vehagevaot | and the hill-heights |
H1389-10 |
velagevaot | and to the hills |
Word Usage (43 occurrences of H1390)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:57 | גִּבְעָ֣ה | giveah | Gibeah |
| Judges 19:12 | גִּבְעָֽה | giveah | Gibeah |
| Judges 19:13 | בַ/גִּבְעָ֖ה | vagiveah | in Gibeah |