Lexicon
גִּבְּתוֹן
gib.b.ton
H1405
N:N--L Hebrew

Gibbethon

6
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

gib.b.ton is a proper place-name, named in territorial listings and as the location of Israel's military encampment and movements.

The supplied verses use this noun proper as a place-name: it occurs in lists with other locations and in accounts where Israel is camped there, besieges it, or departs from it for Tirzah.

Senses in use

  1. A named location · dominant

    The proper noun identifies a location in territorial and allotment-style lists in Joshua 19:44 and Joshua 21:23. In 1 Kings 15:27 the APB renders the place as the site where Nadab and Israel were besieging it; 1 Kings 16:15 places the people camping upon it, and 1 Kings 16:17 describes Omri and Israel going up from it to besiege Tirzah.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "Gibbethon." Across the verses it is named in location lists and in clauses concerning siege, camping, and departure.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture