1405. Gibbethon

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Gibbethon: Gibbethon

Original Word: גִּבְּתוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Gibbthown
Pronunciation: gib-beh-THONE
Phonetic Spelling: (ghib-beth-one')
Definition: Gibbethon
Meaning: Gibbethon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Gibbethon

Intensive from gib'ah; a hilly spot; Gibbethon, a place in Palestine -- Gibbethon.

see HEBREW gib'ah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as gab
Definition
"mound," a city in Dan
NASB Translation
Gibbethon (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גִּבְּתוֺן proper name, of a location (mound, height, compare ᵑ7 גִּבְבָא ridge) Philistine city 1 Kings 15:27 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 16:15,17; assigned to Dan Joshua 19:44, and to Levites Joshua 21:23: site unknown; compare Lag^{Onom. 246, 2nd ed. 255}.

גבה (collect, Arabic (= ?, compare גבא above), Late Hebrew גְּבי, גָּבָה, Aramaic גְּבָא, ; "" form גבא q. v.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be elevated.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Gibbethon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Gibbethon is used as a proper noun referring to a Levitical city in the territory of the tribe of Dan, which was later occupied by the Philistines.

Context: Gibbethon is mentioned in the Old Testament as a city allocated to the Levites within the tribal lands of Dan. It is noted for its strategic location and its association with the Philistines during the period of the divided monarchy. The city is first mentioned in Joshua 19:44 as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Dan. Later, in Joshua 21:23, it is listed among the cities given to the Levites.

Gibbethon gains particular historical significance during the reigns of the kings of Israel. In 1 Kings 15:27, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, assassinated Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, while the Israelite army was besieging Gibbethon, which was then under Philistine control. This event marked a significant political shift in the northern kingdom. The city is again mentioned in 1 Kings 16:15, where Zimri, a commander of half the chariots, conspired against Elah, the son of Baasha, while the army was encamped at Gibbethon. These accounts highlight Gibbethon's role as a military focal point during the turbulent times of the Israelite monarchy.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן בגבתון גִּבְּת֖וֹן גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃ גבתון גבתון׃ וְגִבְּת֖וֹן וגבתון מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹן מגבתון bə·ḡib·bə·ṯō·wn begibbeTon bəḡibbəṯōwn gib·bə·ṯō·wn gibbeTon gibbəṯōwn mig·gib·bə·ṯō·wn miggibbeTon miggibbəṯōwn vegibbeTon wə·ḡib·bə·ṯō·wn wəḡibbəṯōwn

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 19:44
HEB: וְאֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה וְגִבְּת֖וֹן וּבַעֲלָֽת׃
NAS: and Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath,
KJV: And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
INT: and Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

Joshua 21:23
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶֽת־ גִּבְּת֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
KJV: with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
INT: Elteke pasture Gibbethon lands

1 Kings 15:27
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
NAS: struck him down at Gibbethon, which
KJV: smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines;
INT: struck and Baasha Gibbethon which to the Philistines

1 Kings 15:27
HEB: צָרִ֖ים עַֽל־ גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃
NAS: Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
KJV: laid siege to Gibbethon.
INT: were laying against to Gibbethon

1 Kings 16:15
HEB: חֹנִ֔ים עַֽל־ גִּבְּת֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
NAS: against Gibbethon, which
KJV: [were] encamped against Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines.
INT: were camped against Gibbethon which to the Philistines

1 Kings 16:17
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹן וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־
NAS: with him went up from Gibbethon and besieged
KJV: went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel
INT: Israel from Gibbethon besieged and

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1405
6 Occurrences

bə·ḡib·bə·ṯō·wn — 1 Occ.
gib·bə·ṯō·wn — 3 Occ.
mig·gib·bə·ṯō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡib·bə·ṯō·wn — 1 Occ.