גֹּב

gov · Gob

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1359 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

gov (גֹּב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Gob”.

A place where David and his men fought the Philistines twice (2 Samuel 21:18-19). Where it was is not known for certain; the lexicon links the name with "cistern, pit".

How to say it

gov

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • 2 Samuel 21:18

    After this there was again war at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.

  • 2 Samuel 21:19

    There was again war at Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck Goliath the Gittite; and the shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers.