1608. Gaash
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Gaash: Gaash

Original Word: גַּעַשׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Ga`ash
Pronunciation: gah-ash'
Phonetic Spelling: (ga'-ash)
Definition: Gaash
Meaning: Gaash

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gaash

From ga'ash; a quaking; Gaash, a hill in Palestine -- Gaash.

see HEBREW ga'ash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from gaash
Definition
a mountain in Ephraim
NASB Translation
Gaash (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גַּ֫עַשׁ] proper name, of a location הַרגָּֿ֑עַשׁ Joshua 24:30; Judges 2:9 mountain in Ephraim, south of תִּמְנַתסֶֿרַח (חֶרֶסׅ q. v.; נַחֲלֵי גָּ֑עַשׁ 2 Samuel 23:30 = 1 Chronicles 11:32 of ravines thereon, or near by.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root גָּעַשׁ (ga'ash), meaning "to shake" or "to quake."

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

Usage: Gaash is used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a hill or mountain in the territory of Ephraim. It is notably mentioned in connection with the burial place of Joshua, the son of Nun.

Context: Gaash is a hill or mountain located in the region of Ephraim, significant in biblical history as the burial site of Joshua, the leader of Israel who succeeded Moses. The hill of Gaash is mentioned in the context of the inheritance of the tribes of Israel and is associated with the town of Timnath-serah, where Joshua was buried. The specific references to Gaash in the Bible are found in Joshua 24:30 and Judges 2:9, where it is described as the location of Joshua's tomb. The hill of Gaash is also mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:30 and 1 Chronicles 11:32 in the context of the exploits of David's mighty men, indicating its continued recognition as a notable landmark in Israel's history.

Forms and Transliterations
גָ֔עַשׁ גָּֽעַשׁ׃ גָֽעַשׁ׃ געש געש׃ gā‘aš ḡā‘aš gā·‘aš ḡā·‘aš Gaash
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 24:30
HEB: מִצְּפ֖וֹן לְהַר־ גָּֽעַשׁ׃
NAS: on the north of Mount Gaash.
KJV: of the hill of Gaash.
INT: the north country Gaash

Judges 2:9
HEB: מִצְּפ֖וֹן לְהַר־ גָּֽעַשׁ׃
NAS: north of Mount Gaash.
KJV: on the north side of the hill Gaash.
INT: north country Gaash

2 Samuel 23:30
HEB: הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃ ס
NAS: Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
KJV: Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
INT: Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash

1 Chronicles 11:32
HEB: חוּרַי֙ מִנַּ֣חֲלֵי גָ֔עַשׁ ס אֲבִיאֵ֖ל
NAS: of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel
KJV: of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel
INT: Hurai of the brooks of Gaash Abiel the Arbathite

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1608
4 Occurrences


gā·‘aš — 4 Occ.















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