גבה
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See also: ג־ב־ה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare with Arabic جَبْهة (jabha, “forehead”), and Akkadian 𒃮𒀪𒀀𒉌 (/gabāni/, “heights, promontory”).
Noun
גַּבָּה • (gaba) f (plural indefinite גבות, singular construct גבת־, plural construct גבות־)
Derived terms
- גבות מחוברות / גַּבּוֹת מְחֻבָּרוֹת (gabot m'khubarot)
Etymology 2
| Root |
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| ג־ב־הּ (g-b-hּ) |
From the root ג־ב־הּ (g-b-h, “Forming words pertaining to height.”).
Verb
גָּבַהּ • (gaváh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּבַהּ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | גָּבַהְתִּי | גָּבַהְנוּ | ||
| second | גָּבַהְתָּ | גָּבַהְתְּ | גְּבַהְתֶּם1 | גְּבַהְתֶּן1 | |
| third | גָּבַהּ | גָּבְהָה | גָּבְהוּ | ||
| present | גּוֹבֵהַּ | גּוֹבַהַת | גּוֹבְהִים | גּוֹבְהוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶגְבַּהּ | נִגְבַּהּ | ||
| second | תִּגְבַּהּ | תִּגְבְּהִי | תִּגְבְּהוּ | תִּגְבַּהְנָה2 | |
| third | יִגְבַּהּ | תִּגְבַּהּ | יִגְבְּהוּ | תִּגְבַּהְנָה2 | |
| imperative | גְּבַהּ | גִּבְהִי | גִּבְהוּ | גְּבַהְנָה2 | |
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Conjugation of גָּבַהּ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | גָּבַהְתִּי | גָּבַהְנוּ | ||
| second | גָּבַהְתָּ | גָּבַהְתְּ | גְּבַהְתֶּם1 | גְּבַהְתֶּן1 | |
| third | גָּבַהּ | גָּבְהָה | גָּבְהוּ | ||
| present | גָּבֵהַּ | גְּבֵהָה | גְּבֵהִים | גְּבֵהוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶגְבַּהּ | נִגְבַּהּ | ||
| second | תִּגְבַּהּ | תִּגְבְּהִי | תִּגְבְּהוּ | תִּגְבַּהְנָה2 | |
| third | יִגְבַּהּ | תִּגְבַּהּ | יִגְבְּהוּ | תִּגְבַּהְנָה2 | |
| imperative | גְּבַהּ | גִּבְהִי | גִּבְהוּ | גְּבַהְנָה2 | |
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Adjective
גָּבֹהַּ • (gavóah)
- defective spelling of גָּבוֹהַּ (“high, tall; large”).
Noun
גֹּבַהּ • (góvah) m
- defective spelling of גּוֹבַהּ (“height ; level, to an extent”).
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ג־ב־ה (g-b-h) |
From the root ג־ב־ה (g-b-, “Forming words pertaining to collecting.”).
Verb
גָּבָה • (gavá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
- to collect (a debt)
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּבָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms | |||||
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | גָּבִיתִי | גָּבִינוּ | ||
| second | גָּבִיתָ | גָּבִית | גְּבִיתֶם1 | גְּבִיתֶן1 | |
| third | גָּבָה | גָּבְתָה | גָּבוּ | ||
| present | גּוֹבֶה | גּוֹבָה | גּוֹבִים | גּוֹבוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶגְבֶּה | נִגְבֶּה | ||
| second | תִּגְבֶּה | תִּגְבִּי | תִּגְבּוּ | תִּגְבֶּינָה2 | |
| third | יִגְבֶּה | תִּגְבֶּה | יִגְבּוּ | תִּגְבֶּינָה2 | |
| imperative | גְּבֵה | גְּבִי | גְּבוּ | גְּבֶינָה2 | |
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Derived terms
- גַּבַּאי (gabái)
Etymology 4
Verb
גִּבָּה • (gibá) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)