What does גֵּו · νῶτος mean in the Bible?
גֵּו · νῶτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the back of the body, symbolically the place of discipline".
Hebrew · H1460, G3577
גֵּו
The back ; by analogy, the middle · the back
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גֵּוH1460the back ; by analogy, the middle
Pronunciationgēw
Spatial term denoting the back or middle region; foundational for locating persons or objects within a larger whole
Open lexicon entry →νῶτοςG3577the back
Pronunciationnōtos
Open lexicon entry →What does גֵּו (gev) mean in the Bible?
גֵּו · νῶτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the back of the body, symbolically the place of discipline".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1460, G3577?
H1460, G3577 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the back of the body, symbolically the place of discipline
Strong'sH1460, G3577
Lexical occurrences7 versesSource Gloss
the back of the body, symbolically the place of discipline
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵּו is built from these roots: