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גב

עברית

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גב¹

  • /ɡav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.

noun גַּב · gav · גַּבּוֹת · גַּב־ · גַּבֵּי־

  1. back (the rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly)

גב²

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *gubb-.

Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Aramaic גב (/⁠gōb⁠/, “pit, moat”), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/⁠gubbu⁠/, “reservoir, cistern”), Tigrinya ጋው (gawə, “cistern”).

noun גֵּב · gev · גֵּבִים · גֵּבִי · גֵּבֵנוּ

  1. cistern

In English

  • back the rear of body
  • den home of certain animals
  • cistern reservoir for holding water

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}