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גִּבְעָה H1389

H1389 is the Hebrew word גִּבְעָה, transliterated gibʻâh and said ghib-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it hills.

Word: גִּבְעָהTransliteration: gibʻâhSaid: ghib-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 61 verses

What it means

a hillock.

Where it comes from

feminine from the same as H1387 (גֶּבַע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 61 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hills 26×hill 23×little hills 4×above the hills 2×thither to the hill 1×himself in the hill 1×hoped for from the hills 1×every hill 1×against it upon the hill 1×men in thy hills 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hill, little hill.

Verses using גִּבְעָה

The first 40 of 61 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:26 · KJV

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Exodus 17:9 · KJV

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Numbers 23:9 · KJV

For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

Deuteronomy 12:2 · KJV

Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:

Joshua 5:3 · KJV

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Joshua 24:33 · KJV

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

Judges 7:1 · KJV

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

1 Samuel 7:1 · KJV

And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

1 Samuel 10:5 · KJV

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

1 Samuel 10:10 · KJV

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

1 Samuel 23:19 · KJV

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

1 Samuel 26:1 · KJV

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

1 Samuel 26:3 · KJV

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

2 Samuel 2:24 · KJV

Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:25 · KJV

And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

1 Kings 14:23 · KJV

For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

2 Kings 16:4 · KJV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:10 · KJV

And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

2 Chronicles 28:4 · KJV

He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Psalm 65:12 · KJV

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

Psalm 72:3 · KJV

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

Psalm 114:4 · KJV

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

Psalm 114:6 · KJV

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Psalm 148:9 · KJV

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

Proverbs 8:25 · KJV

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

Song of Solomon 4:6 · KJV

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Isaiah 2:2 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

Isaiah 2:14 · KJV

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

Isaiah 10:32 · KJV

As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 30:25 · KJV

And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

Isaiah 40:4 · KJV

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

Isaiah 40:12 · KJV

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 41:15 · KJV

Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Isaiah 42:15 · KJV

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Isaiah 54:10 · KJV

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Isaiah 55:12 · KJV

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Isaiah 65:7 · KJV

Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

Jeremiah 2:20 · KJV

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

Jeremiah 3:23 · KJV

Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

Jeremiah 4:24 · KJV

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1389 mean?

H1389 is the Hebrew word גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh), meaning a hillock.

How is H1389 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hills (26 times), hill (23 times), little hills (4 times), above the hills (2 times), thither to the hill (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1389 appear in the Bible?

גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh) is tagged in 61 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1389 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine from the same as H1387 (גֶּבַע).

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