Lexicon
גִּיחַ
gi.ach
H1520
N:N--L Hebrew

Giah

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gi.ach is a proper place name marking the position of Ammah on the route toward Gibeon.

The attested use presents gi.ach as a proper place name used to locate the hill of Ammah on the route toward the wilderness of Gibeon.

Senses in use

  1. Place name used in locating Ammah · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 2:24, the proper noun גִ֔יחַ occurs in the clause locating the hill of Ammah before it on the way of the wilderness of Gibeon; the APB renders the location as “before Giah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 2:24, the APB presents the name as “Giah” in its description of Ammah’s location.

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