gav denotes a back or rim, and in Ezekiel can designate a platform or raised structure.

gav commonly marks a back, rim, or comparable outer surface in descriptions of wheels, bodies, shields, an altar, and a person's back; Ezekiel also uses it for a platform constructed in public places. A brow occurs in a shaving list, while one defensive clause leaves its specific contribution less clear.

1. Backs, rims, and outer surfaces · dominant

   Plural construct forms occur with wheels in 1 Kings 7:33 and Ezekiel 1:18, where the APB renders the relevant features as "backs" and "rims." In Ezekiel 10:12, Job 15:26, Psalm 129:3, and Ezekiel 43:13, the clauses respectively concern bodies, shields, a person's back, and the altar's back.

   1 Kings 7:33Ezekiel 10:12Ezekiel 1:18Job 15:26Psalm 129:3Ezekiel 43:13
2. Platform or raised structure · common

   In Ezekiel 16:24, the singular absolute form occurs in the statement that a platform was built in every public square. Singular construct forms recur in Ezekiel 16:31 and Ezekiel 16:39, where the APB renders the structure as a "platform" that is built and later torn down.

   Ezekiel 16:24Ezekiel 16:31Ezekiel 16:39
3. Brow; an unclear defensive clause · rare

   In Leviticus 14:9, a plural construct form appears in the list of hair to be shaved, and the APB renders the phrase "the brows of his eyes." In Job 13:12, two plural construct tokens occur in a clause the APB renders with "defenses of clay," but the translation does not isolate the term's specific contribution.

   Leviticus 14:9Job 13:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these clauses, the APB uses "backs," "rims," "platform," "brows," and "back," while Job 13:12 is rendered with "defenses." These renderings present the clauses' sense rather than a fixed English equivalent for every token.