גֹּב gov

Hebrew word for “den” · Strong’s H1358 · used 10 times in 8 verses

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Meaning

pit, den (of lions)

How it is translated

Glosses given for gov in context, with how often each is used:

• den the 7
• den 3

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 6 (8)

Forms

• גבא 4
• לגבא 3
• לגב 1
• לגוב 1
• ולגב 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with gov more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אַרְיֵה aryeh “lion” 6
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 8
• דִּי di “that” 8
• דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 5
• רְמָא remah “to cast” 4
• אֲמַר amar “to say” 5
• אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
• אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 4
• לָא la “not” 4
• כֹּל kol “all” 4
• מִן־ min “from” 4
• אֲתָה atah “to come” 3

Key verses

The verses using gov that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and…
• Daniel 6:12 — Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God…
• Daniel 6:16 — Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest…
• Daniel 6:17 — And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose…
• Daniel 6:19 — Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
• Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
• Daniel 6:23 — Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of…
• Daniel 6:24 — And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives;…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.