1520. Giach
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Giach: To burst forth, to break out, to gush

Original Word: גִּיחַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Giach
Pronunciation: ghee'-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (ghee'-akh)
Definition: To burst forth, to break out, to gush
Meaning: Giach

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 1607 (ekchuno): To pour out, to shed

- Strong's Greek 4482 (rheo): To flow, to stream

Usage: The Hebrew verb גִּיחַ (Giach) primarily conveys the action of bursting forth or gushing out. It is often used in the context of water or other natural elements breaking out with force. This term can also metaphorically describe the emergence or sudden appearance of something, emphasizing the power and suddenness of the action.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, water was a vital and often scarce resource, making the imagery of water bursting forth particularly vivid and significant. The concept of gushing or bursting forth is frequently associated with divine intervention or natural phenomena, reflecting the belief in God's control over nature. The imagery of water breaking forth would resonate with an agrarian society dependent on rain and springs for survival.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from giach
Definition
perhaps "a spring," a place in Benjamin
NASB Translation
Giah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גִּיחַ proper name, of a location (from a spring?) near Gibeon in Benjamin 2 Samuel 2:24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Giah

From giyach; a fountain; Giach, a place in Palestine -- Giah.

see HEBREW giyach

Forms and Transliterations
גִ֔יחַ גיח ḡî·aḥ Giach ḡîaḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 2:24
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵי־ גִ֔יחַ דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר
NAS: is in front of Giah by the way
KJV: that [lieth] before Giah by the way
INT: is in front of Giah the way of the wilderness

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1520
1 Occurrence


ḡî·aḥ — 1 Occ.
















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