giv.ah is a proper place name, chiefly marking the Benjaminite city associated with Saul and the conflict in Judges.

The attested forms function as a proper place name, most often identifying a Benjaminite city: it is a destination and lodging place in Judges, Saul's location in Samuel, and the focal city in the conflict described in Judges. A city list and personal descriptions also use the name to identify a place of origin or location.

1. Proper name for a named city or locality · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies a location. In Judges 19:14 the APB renders the travelers as arriving beside a place “which belongs to Benjamin,” while Judges 20:37 renders the ambush striking “the whole city.” In 1 Samuel 14:2 Saul is located there, and Joshua 15:57 places it among listed cities.

   Judges 19:14Judges 20:371 Samuel 14:21 Samuel 22:6Joshua 15:572 Samuel 23:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name as “Gibeah,” often with qualifiers such as “of Benjamin” or “of Saul,” and at times identifies it as a city. These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English definition for each form.