Lexicon :: Strong's H1406 - gāḡ

גָּג

Transliteration

gāḡ

Pronunciation

gawg

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably by reduplication from גָּאָה (H1342)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 312

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

גָּג gâg, gawg; probably by reduplication from H1342; a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar:—roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H1406 in the following manner: roof (12x), housetop (8x), top (6x), ... house (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H1406 in the following manner: roof (12x), housetop (8x), top (6x), ... house (4x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

roof, top, housetop
1. roof (of house)
2. top (of altar of incense)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

גָּג gâg, gawg; probably by reduplication from H1342; a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar:—roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1406: Abbreviations

† גָּג noun masculine roof, top (Late Hebrew id.; Di compare Ethiopic ጋግ፡ ጋጋ፡ vinculum (ferreum), jugo simil. collare ferreum; √ dubious; Thes proposes גגג; perhaps גנג (= גנגן) cover Bö^{§ 292} Sta^{§ 189 a} MV) — גָּג Joshua 2:6 + 9 times + 1 Samuel 9:26 Kt (Qr גָּ֫גָה), גָּ֫גָה Joshua 2:6; 1 Samuel 9:26 Qr (Kt גג); construct Judges 9:51 + 2 times + Ezekiel 40:13 (strike out Co see below); suffix גַּגֶּךָ֑ Deuteronomy 22:8, גַּגּוֺ Exodus 30:3 + 2 times + Ezekiel 40:13 (strike out Co see below); plural גַּגּוֺת Isaiah 37:27 + 5 times; suffix גַּגּוֺתֶיהָ Isaiah 15:3, גַּגּוֺתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 32:29, גַּגֹּתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 19:13; —

1. roof (of house) Deuteronomy 22:8; Joshua 2:6 (twice in verse); Joshua 2:8; Joshua 16:27; 1 Samuel 9:25, 26; 2 Samuel 11:2 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 16:22; 2 Kings 19:26 = Isaiah 37:27; Nehemiah 8:16; Psalm 102:8; Psalm 129:6; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 25:24; Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 22:1; Jeremiah 48:38; as places of idolatrous worship (especially of heavenly bodies) Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29; Zephaniah 1:5; so הַגָּג עֲלִיַּת אָחָז 2 Kings 23:12, roof of tower Judges 9:51, over gate 2 Samuel 18:24, of chamber Ezekiel 40:13 (twice in verse) (but Co קיר).

2. top of altar of incense, in tabernacle Exodus 30:3; Exodus 37:26 (both P).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

30:3; 30:3; 37:26

Deuteronomy

22:8; 22:8

Joshua

2:6; 2:6; 2:6; 2:8

Judges

9:51; 9:51

1 Samuel

9:25; 9:26; 9:26; 9:26

2 Samuel

11:2; 16:22; 18:24

2 Kings

19:26; 23:12

Nehemiah

8:16

Psalms

102:8; 129:6

Proverbs

21:9; 25:24

Isaiah

15:3; 15:3; 22:1; 37:27; 37:27

Jeremiah

19:13; 19:13; 32:29; 32:29; 48:38

Ezekiel

40:13; 40:13; 40:13

Zephaniah

1:5

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Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1406 matches the Hebrew גָּג (gāḡ),
which occurs 31 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 30:3

Exo 30:3 - And thou shalt overlay^H6823 it with pure^H2889 gold,^H2091 the top^H1406 thereof, and the sides^H7023 thereof round about,^H5439 and the horns^H7161 thereof; and thou shalt make^H6213 unto it a crown^H2213 of gold^H2091 round about.^H5439

Exo 37:26

Exo 37:26 - And he overlaid^H6823 it with pure^H2889 gold,^H2091 both the top^H1406 of it, and the sides^H7023 thereof round about,^H5439 and the horns^H7161 of it: also he made^H6213 unto it a crown^H2213 of gold^H2091 round about.^H5439

Deu 22:8

Deu 22:8 - When thou buildest^H1129 a new^H2319 house,^H1004 then thou shalt make^H6213 a battlement^H4624 for thy roof,^H1406 that thou bring^H7760 not blood^H1818 upon thine house,^H1004 if any man^H5307 fall^H5307 from thence.

Jos 2:6

Jos 2:6 - But she had brought them up^H5927 to the roof^H1406 of the house, and hid^H2934 them with the stalks^H6086 of flax,^H6593 which she had laid in order^H6186 upon the roof.^H1406

Jos 2:8

Jos 2:8 - And before they were laid down,^H7901 she came up^H5927 unto them upon the roof;^H1406

Jdg 9:51

Jdg 9:51 - But there was a strong^H5797 tower^H4026 within^H8432 the city,^H5892 and thither fled^H5127 all the men^H582 and women,^H802 and all they^H1167 of the city,^H5892 and shut^H5462 it to them, and gat them up^H5927 to the top^H1406 of the tower.^H4026

Jdg 16:27

Jdg 16:27 - Now the house^H1004 was full^H4390 of men^H582 and women;^H802 and all the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 were there; and there were upon the roof^H1406 about three^H7969 thousand^H505 men^H376 and women,^H802 that beheld^H7200 while Samson^H8123 made sport.^H7832

1Sa 9:25

1Sa 9:25 - And when they were come down^H3381 from the high place^H1116 into the city,^H5892 Samuel communed^H1696 with Saul^H7586 upon the top of the house.^H1406

1Sa 9:26

1Sa 9:26 - And they arose early:^H7925 and it came to pass about the spring^H5927 of the day,^H7837 that Samuel^H8050 called^H7121 Saul^H7586 to the top of the house,^H1406 saying,^H559 Up,^H6965 that I may send thee away.^H7971 And Saul^H7586 arose,^H6965 and they went out^H3318 both^H8147 of them, he and Samuel,^H8050 abroad.^H2351

2Sa 11:2

2Sa 11:2 - And it came to pass in an eveningtide,^H6153^H6256 that David^H1732 arose^H6965 from off his bed,^H4904 and walked^H1980 upon the roof^H1406 of the king's^H4428 house:^H1004 and from the roof^H1406 he saw^H7200 a woman^H802 washing^H7364 herself; and the woman^H802 was very^H3966 beautiful^H2896 to look upon.^H4758

2Sa 16:22

2Sa 16:22 - So they spread^H5186 Absalom^H53 a tent^H168 upon the top of the house;^H1406 and Absalom^H53 went in^H935 unto his father's^H1 concubines^H6370 in the sight^H5869 of all Israel.^H3478

2Sa 18:24

2Sa 18:24 - And David^H1732 sat^H3427 between the two^H8147 gates:^H8179 and the watchman^H6822 went up^H3212 to the roof^H1406 over the gate^H8179 unto the wall,^H2346 and lifted up^H5375 his eyes,^H5869 and looked,^H7200 and behold a man^H376 running^H7323 alone.

2Ki 19:26

2Ki 19:26 - Therefore their inhabitants^H3427 were of small^H7116 power,^H3027 they were dismayed^H2865 and confounded;^H954 they were as the grass^H6212 of the field,^H7704 and as the green^H3419 herb,^H1877 as the grass^H2682 on the housetops,^H1406 and as corn blasted^H7711 before^H6440 it be grown up.^H7054

2Ki 23:12

2Ki 23:12 - And the altars^H4196 that were on the top^H1406 of the upper chamber^H5944 of Ahaz,^H271 which the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had made,^H6213 and the altars^H4196 which Manasseh^H4519 had made^H6213 in the two^H8147 courts^H2691 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 did the king^H4428 beat down,^H5422 and brake them down^H7323 from thence, and cast^H7993 the dust^H6083 of them into the brook^H5158 Kidron.^H6939

Neh 8:16

Neh 8:16 - So the people^H5971 went forth,^H3318 and brought^H935 them, and made^H6213 themselves booths,^H5521 every one^H376 upon the roof of his house,^H1406 and in their courts,^H2691 and in the courts^H2691 of the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and in the street^H7339 of the water^H4325 gate,^H8179 and in the street^H7339 of the gate^H8179 of Ephraim.^H669

Psa 102:7

Psa 102:7 - I watch,^H8245 and am as a sparrow^H6833 alone^H909 upon the house top.^H1406

Psa 129:6

Psa 129:6 - Let them be as the grass^H2682 upon the housetops,^H1406 which withereth^H3001 afore^H6927 it groweth up:^H8025

Pro 21:9

Pro 21:9 - It is better^H2896 to dwell^H3427 in a corner^H6438 of the housetop,^H1406 than with a brawling^H4079^H4066 woman^H802 in a wide^H2267 house.^H1004

Pro 25:24

Pro 25:24 - It is better^H2896 to dwell^H3427 in the corner^H6438 of the housetop,^H1406 than with a brawling^H4079^H4066 woman^H802 and in a wide^H2267 house.^H1004

Isa 15:3

Isa 15:3 - In their streets^H2351 they shall gird^H2296 themselves with sackcloth:^H8242 on the tops^H1406 of their houses, and in their streets,^H7339 every one shall howl,^H3213 weeping^H1065 abundantly.^H3381

Isa 22:1

Isa 22:1 - The burden^H4853 of the valley^H1516 of vision.^H2384 What aileth thee now,^H645 that thou art wholly gone up^H5927 to the housetops?^H1406

Isa 37:27

Isa 37:27 - Therefore their inhabitants^H3427 were of small^H7116 power,^H3027 they were dismayed^H2865 and confounded:^H954 they were as the grass^H6212 of the field,^H7704 and as the green^H3419 herb,^H1877 as the grass^H2682 on the housetops,^H1406 and as corn blasted^H7709 before^H6440 it be grown up.^H7054

Jer 19:13

Jer 19:13 - And the houses^H1004 of Jerusalem,^H3389 and the houses^H1004 of the kings^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 shall be defiled^H2931 as the place^H4725 of Tophet,^H8612 because of all the houses^H1004 upon whose roofs^H1406 they have burned incense^H6999 unto all the host^H6635 of heaven,^H8064 and have poured out^H5258 drink offerings^H5262 unto other^H312 gods.^H430

Jer 32:29

Jer 32:29 - And the Chaldeans,^H3778 that fight^H3898 against this city,^H5892 shall come^H935 and set^H3341 fire^H784 on this city,^H5892 and burn^H8313 it with the houses,^H1004 upon whose roofs^H1406 they have offered incense^H6999 unto Baal,^H1168 and poured out^H5258 drink offerings^H5262 unto other^H312 gods,^H430 to provoke me to anger.^H3707

Jer 48:38

Jer 48:38 - There shall be lamentation^H4553 generally upon all the housetops^H1406 of Moab,^H4124 and in the streets^H7339 thereof: for I have broken^H7665 Moab^H4124 like a vessel^H3627 wherein is no pleasure,^H2656 saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

Eze 40:13

Eze 40:13 - He measured^H4058 then the gate^H8179 from the roof^H1406 of one little chamber^H8372 to the roof^H1406 of another: the breadth^H7341 was five^H2568 and twenty^H6242 cubits,^H520 door^H6607 against door.^H6607

Zep 1:5

Zep 1:5 - And them that worship^H7812 the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064 upon the housetops;^H1406 and them that worship^H7812 and that swear^H7650 by the LORD,^H3068 and that swear^H7650 by Malcham;^H4428