ge.ve denotes a water-holding place, shown in contexts of drawing water and of wetlands left to salt.

The attested uses place ge.ve in water-related settings: a singular location from which water is drawn in Isaiah 30:14 and plural construct forms within the description of swamps and marshes in Ezekiel 47:11.

1. Water-related place or reservoir · dominant

   In Isaiah 30:14, the singular absolute form occurs in the clause about drawing water, which the APB renders “drawing water from the cistern.” In Ezekiel 47:11, the plural construct form occurs in the statement that “Its swamps and its marshes shall not be healed; they are given to salt,” showing the term in a wetland-related setting.

   Isaiah 30:14Ezekiel 47:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly includes “cistern” in Isaiah 30:14, while Ezekiel 47:11 presents the surrounding scene as “swamps” and “marshes.” The precise English correspondence in Ezekiel 47:11 remains uncertain.