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Strong's H1406 גָּג (gag)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1406 — drachme in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1406
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 27
Books 14

Strong's H1406 Quick Answer

Strong's H1406 גָּג (gag) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gag (gawg) n-m. 1. a roof 2. by analogy, the top of an altar It has 27 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include top, roof, tops, house, and roofs. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
gag (gawg) n-m. 1. a roof 2. by analogy, the top of an altar
Usage
27 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
top, roof, tops, house, and roofs

Meaning and Definition

gag (gawg) n-m. 1. a roof 2. by analogy, the top of an altar [probably by reduplication from H1342] KJV: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house). Root(s): H1342

Original Word
גָּג
Transliteration
gag
Derivation
Root: גאה First root strongs: 1342
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1406. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1406 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gag, 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.

roof Deuteronomy 22:8 top Exodus 30:3 house Proverbs 21:9 roofs Jeremiah 19:13 tops 2 Kings 19:26

How Strong's H1406 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 27 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1406 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 H1406 in the Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 30:3 KJV

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 37:26 KJV

And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

Deuteronomy 22:8 KJV

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

Usage Excerpts

First 27 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1406.

Exodus 30:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Deuteronomy 22:8 Old Testament, KJV
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
Joshua 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Joshua 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Judges 9:51 Old Testament, KJV
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Judges 16:27 Old Testament, KJV
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
1 Samuel 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
1 Samuel 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
2 Samuel 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
2 Samuel 16:22 Old Testament, KJV
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
2 Samuel 18:24 Old Testament, KJV
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
2 Kings 19:26 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
2 Kings 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
Nehemiah 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
Psalms 102:7 Old Testament, KJV
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Psalms 129:6 Old Testament, KJV
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Proverbs 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Isaiah 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
Isaiah 22:1 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
Isaiah 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Jeremiah 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Jeremiah 32:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 48:38 Old Testament, KJV
There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 40:13 Old Testament, KJV
He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
Zephaniah 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1406, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1406 FAQ

What does gag (גָּג) mean?

Gag (Strong's H1406) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "roof". gag (gawg) n-m. 1. a roof 2. by analogy, the top of an altar

How many times is gag (גָּג) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 27 linked usages for Strong's H1406 across 14 books.

Where can I study gag (גָּג) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1406 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gag (גָּג)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as top, roof, tops, house, and roofs. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.