Cistern
גֶּ֫בֶאStrong’s H1360geve (ge-ve)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Geve is the Hebrew word usually translated “from a cistern” and “marshes its”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.”
Meaning
- Cistern, poolcistern · pool, marsh
How it's translated
- from a cistern 1
- and marshes its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 1
- Ezekiel 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
גֶּ֫בֶא geve · cistern
1) cistern, pool 1a) cistern 1b) pool, marsh
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cistern” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CISTERN, noun
- An artificial reservoir or receptacle for holding water, beer or other liquor, as in domestic uses, distilleries, and breweries.
- A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water; as a fountain or lake.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.