Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1384 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גִּבֵּן |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to be arched or contracted |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | gibben |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gib-bane' |
| Meaning: | 1. hunch-backed |
| KJV Renderings: | crookbackt. |
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גִּבֵּן adjective crook-backed, hump-backed (compare Aramaic גְּבִין id., Late Hebrew גַּבָּן highlander; also Late Hebrew גבין, Aramaic גבינא, [untranscribed source text 784], all = brow (eye-brow, etc.); compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 785] side of forehead), Lev 21:20.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Leviticus 21:90
