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גִּבְעָתִי

𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉

Giveati

H1395 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גבע hill, height, rise (in land)

Definition

Denotes a person originating from, residing in, or associated with the location called Gibath (גִּבְעָה), usually rendered as 'Gibeathite.' The term is used as a gentilic—a noun or adjective designating geographical origin—referring specifically to inhabitants of the town Gibath, the place mentioned in relation to the Israelite tribal allocations. Its usage identifies a person or family as locally affiliated with Gibath in an ethnic or administrative sense, without reference to later Judean or Israelite collective identities beyond the immediate local origin.

Semantic Range

an inhabitant of Gibath, native or resident of Gibeah, belonging to the place called Gibath; used as a gentilic to specify local or geographical identity

Root / Etymology

Formed from the Hebrew noun גִּבְעָה (gibʻāh, 'hill') with the gentilic suffix -ִי (-î), indicating 'of' or 'from (a place)'. Thus, גִּבְעָתִי means 'person of Gibath/Gibeah.' Derived from the root ג-ב-ע, which means 'hill, height.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, gentilics like גִּבְעָתִי typically function to identify an individual's city or place of origin, especially within tribal or genealogical listings (see e.g., 1 Chronicles 12:3). The name Gibath/Gibeah is not unique, and several places by that name or similar appear in the Hebrew Bible, sometimes creating interpretive challenges for precise geographic identification. The gentilic follows a standard morphological pattern for place-based names in Semitic languages. The English term 'Gibeathite' can obscure the fact that the term is locally defined and does not indicate broader tribal, national, or religious identity. The term is not in itself chronological, but its attested uses reflect monarchic-period Israelite society, not later Judean or post-exilic contexts. It should not be conflated with גִּבְעֹנִי (Gibeonite), which refers to a different site and group. In English Bible translations, 'Gibeathite' often appears, but this anglicized form may be unintelligible to modern readers without the historical-geographic context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patrial from גִּבְעָה; a Gibathite, or inhabitant of Gibath; Gibeathite.

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Root Family

גבע (g-b-ʿ) — hill, height, rise (in land)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1360 גֶּבֶא from a collecting-pool
H1375 גְּבִיעַ goblet of
H1387 גֶּבַע in Gebaʿ
H1388 גִּבְעָא Hill-Town
H1389 גִּבְעָה in the hill-height

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1395-01 הַ/גִּבְעָתִ֔י hagiveati HTd/Ngmsa the Gibeathite the Gibathite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1395-01 1 Chronicles 12:3 הַ/גִּבְעָתִ֔י hagiveati HTd/Ngmsa the Gibeathite the Gibathite
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