Lexical Definition
גִּלְבֹּעַ Gilbôaʻ (ghil-bo'-ah) Gilboa N:N--L
from גַּל and בָּעָה; fountain of ebullition
Gilboa.
- § Gilboa = "swollen heap"
- Gilboa, a mountain of Palestine
1) a mountain-ridge at the southeastern end of the plain of Jezreel, site of the death of Saul and Jonathan
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Γελβουέ | Gilboa | LXX.1Sam.28.4 • LXX.1Sam.31.1 • LXX.2Sam.1.21 • LXX.2Sam.21.12 • LXX.1Chr.10.1 • LXX.1Chr.10.8 |
| of Giboa | LXX.2Sam.1.6 | |
| of Gilboa | LXX.1Sam.31.8 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
גִּלְבֹּעַ proper name, of a location Gilboa` (derivation unknown), mountain-ridge at southeast end of plain of Jezreel, where Saul & Jonathan were killed; usually with article ׳הַר הַגּ 1Sam 31:1; 1Sam 31:8; 2Sam 1:6 הָרֵי בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ 2Sam 1:21 (David's lament); ׳בַּגּ alone 1Sam 28:4; 2Sam 21:12 without article הַר גִּלְבֹּעַ 1Chr 10:1; 1Chr 10:8 (|| 1Sam 31:1; 1Sam 31:8 above); — modern Jebel Fu‡û±a BdPal 244. גַּלְגַּל, גִּלְגָּל, גֻּלְֹגּלֶת see below גלל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 28:4 · 31:1 · 31:8 |
| 2 Samuel | 1:6 · 1:21 · 21:12 |
| 1 Chronicles | 10:1 · 10:8 |