גבה

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See also: ג־ב־ה

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Compare with Arabic جَبْهة (jabha, forehead), and Akkadian 𒃮𒀪𒀀𒉌 (/⁠gabāni⁠/, heights, promontory).

Noun

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גַּבָּה (gabaf (plural indefinite גבות, singular construct גבת־, plural construct גבות־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. eyebrow
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Etymology 2

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Root
ג־ב־הּ (g-b-hּ)

From the root ג־ב־הּ (g-b-h, Forming words pertaining to height.).

Verb

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גָּבַהּ (gaváh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. become high, tall
Conjugation
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or

Adjective

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גָּבֹהַּ (gavóah)

  1. defective spelling of גָּבוֹהַּ (“high, tall; large”).

Noun

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גֹּבַהּ (góvahm

  1. defective spelling of גּוֹבַהּ (“height ; level, to an extent”).

Etymology 3

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Root
ג־ב־ה (g-b-h)

From the root ג־ב־ה (g-b-, Forming words pertaining to collecting.).

Verb

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גָּבָה (gavá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to collect (a debt)
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Etymology 4

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Verb

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גִּבָּה (gibá) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גיבה