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Strong's H1391 גִּבְעוֹן (gibon)

Gibon means “Gibeon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1391 — doxa (“glory”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1391
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 35
Books 8

Strong's H1391 Quick Answer

Strong's H1391 גִּבעוֹן (Gib`own) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Gib`own (ghib-ohn') n/l. 1. hilly 2. Gibon, a place in Israel It has 35 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include gibeon, israel, place, and same. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Gib`own (ghib-ohn') n/l. 1. hilly 2. Gibon, a place in Israel
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
gibeon, israel, place, and same

Meaning and Definition

Gib`own (ghib-ohn') n/l. 1. hilly 2. Gibon, a place in Israel [from the same as H1387] KJV: Gibeon. Root(s): H1387

Original Word
גִּבעוֹן
Transliteration
Gib`own
Derivation
Root: גבע First root strongs: 1387
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1391. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1391 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Gib`own, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Gibeon Joshua 9:3 22× Israel Joshua 9:17 place 2 Samuel 2:16 same Jeremiah 28:1

How Strong's H1391 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 35 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1391 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1391 in the Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Joshua 9:3 KJV

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

Joshua 9:17 KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Joshua 10:1 KJV

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1391.

Joshua 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Joshua 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
Joshua 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
Joshua 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
Joshua 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
Joshua 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
Joshua 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Joshua 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Joshua 10:41 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
Joshua 11:19 Old Testament, KJV
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
Joshua 18:25 Old Testament, KJV
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Joshua 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
2 Samuel 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
2 Samuel 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
2 Samuel 2:24 Old Testament, KJV
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2 Samuel 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel 20:8 Old Testament, KJV
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
1 Kings 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
1 Kings 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
1 Chronicles 8:29 Old Testament, KJV
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles 14:16 Old Testament, KJV
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
1 Chronicles 16:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
1 Chronicles 21:29 Old Testament, KJV
For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
2 Chronicles 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
2 Chronicles 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
Nehemiah 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Nehemiah 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
Isaiah 28:21 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
Jeremiah 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Jeremiah 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
Jeremiah 41:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1391, grouped by book.

Joshua 13 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1391 FAQ

What does gibon (גִּבְעוֹן) mean?

Gibon (Strong's H1391) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gibeon". Gib`own (ghib-ohn') n/l. 1. hilly 2. Gibon, a place in Israel

How many times is gibon (גִּבְעוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H1391 across 8 books.

Where can I study gibon (גִּבְעוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1391 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gibon (גִּבְעוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gibeon, israel, place, and same. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.