H1406 - גָּג (gâg)

H1406 גָּג (gâg) gawg

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

roof

Strong's Definition

a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar

Derivation: probably by reduplication from H1342 (גָּאָה);

KJV Usage: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).

TWOT Reference: 312

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) roof, top, housetop

1a) roof (of house)

1b) top (of altar of incense)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1430 G2836

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) roof, top, housetop 1a) roof (of house) 1b) top (of altar of incense)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

גָּג gâg BDB Definition: 1) roof, top, housetop 1a) roof (of house) 1b) top (of altar of incense) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably by reduplication from H1342 Same Word by TWOT Number: 312 Total KJV Occurrences: 30

Bible Occurrences (27)

30:3 37:26

22:8

2:6 2:8

9:51 16:27

9:25 9:26

11:2 16:22 18:24

19:26 23:12

8:16

102:7 129:6

21:9 25:24

15:3 22:1 37:27

19:13 32:29 48:38

40:13

1:5

Exodus 30:3

Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

Exodus 37:26

And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

Deuteronomy 22:8

If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls... from it.

Joshua 2:6

But [Rahab] had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out [there].

Joshua 2:8

Before [the spies] lay down for the night, [Rahab] went up on... the roof

Judges 9:51

But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women,... and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in... and went up to the roof of the tower.

Judges 16:27

Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.

1 Samuel 9:25

And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.