Lexical Definition

‎גָּרֵב‎ Gârêb (gaw-rabe') Gareb ^N:N-M-P
from the same as ‎גָּרָב‎; scabby

Gareb.

• § Gareb = "scabby"
• Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem

n pr m
1) one of the heroes of David's army
n pr loc
2) a hill near Jerusalem, apparently southwest

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גָּרֵב‎

1. proper name, masculine (compare Palmyrene proper name, masculine ‎גריבא‎ Vog¹⁴¹) one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:38 = 1Chr 11:40.

2. proper name, of a location (compare Sabean proper name, of a location ‎גרבם‎ Hal^{No. 379, 382}) only in ‎גִּבְעַת גָּרֵב‎ Jer 31:39 hill of Gareb, apparently close to Jerusalem on the southwest compare Gf; see also Hi Che.

‎גַּרְגַּר‎, ‎גַּרְגְּרוֺת‎ see below ‎גרר‎.

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