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גֹּב H1358

H1358 is the Hebrew word גֹּב, transliterated gôb and said gobe. The King James Version most often renders it den.

Word: גֹּבTransliteration: gôbSaid: gobeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out).

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H1461 (גּוּב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

den 9×

Strong's own list of renderings: den.

Verses using גֹּב

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 6:7 · KJV

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Daniel 6:12 · KJV

Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Daniel 6:16 · KJV

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Daniel 6:17 · KJV

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

Daniel 6:19 · KJV

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Daniel 6:20 · KJV

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Daniel 6:23 · KJV

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:24 · KJV

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1358 mean?

H1358 is the Hebrew word גֹּב (gôb), meaning a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out).

How is H1358 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it den (9 times).

How many times does H1358 appear in the Bible?

גֹּב (gôb) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1358 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H1461 (גּוּב).

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