גבעה

Hebrew

Root
ג־ב־ע (g-b-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈva/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ɡivˈʕɔː]

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Noun

גִּבְעָה • (giv'á) f (plural indefinite גְּבָעוֹת, singular construct גִּבְעַת־, plural construct גִּבְעוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. A hill.

Synonyms

• (hill): תֵּל (tél)

Derived terms

• גבעתיים / גִּבְעָתַיִם (giv'atayim)

References

• H1389 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “גבעה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גבעה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he