מִ/גֵּ֫וָ֥ה

𐤌/𐤂𐤅𐤄

gêvâh

from the body

The term refers to the back or body viewed from behind, often emphasizing the physical form as a whole, but especially the rear or back side. In some contexts, it signifies the entire person, particularly in poetic or metaphorical usage.

nguba "back, hump" (Kimbundu) · nguba "back, hump (of animal)" (Lingala) · nguba "back, hump" (Kongo)

H1465

Job 20:25 · Word #3

Lexicon H1465

Lemmaגֵּוָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤅𐤄
Transliterationgêvâh
Strong'sH1465
DefinitionThe term refers to the back or body viewed from behind, often emphasizing the physical form as a whole, but especially the rear or back side. In some contexts, it signifies the entire person, particularly in poetic or metaphorical usage.

Morphology HR/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasefrom the body

SIBI-P1 Translation H1465-01

from the back

Morphological NotesPreposition מִן + feminine singular absolute noun גֵּוָה.
Rendering RationaleThe noun גֵּוָה denotes the back or rear side of the body; with the prefixed preposition מִן it yields "from the back." The rendering preserves the feminine singular noun and highlights the root sense of the body viewed from behind.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

from the body

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'From the body' is a more natural contextually-appropriate rendering than 'from the back' given SILEX, with the likely bodily reference in this verse.

Bantu Hebrew

מִ/גֵּ֫וָ֥ה (gêvâh) — The term refers to the back or body viewed from behind, often emphasizing the physical form as a whole, but especially the rear or back side. In some contexts, it signifies the entire person, particularly in poetic or metaphorical usage.

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Word Meaning Language
nguba back, hump Kimbundu
nguba back, hump (of animal) Lingala
nguba back, hump Kongo