BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1619
ga.rev — Gareb
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38 § Gareb = "scabby" 1) one of the heroes of David's army 2) a hill near Jerusalem, apparently southwest
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Scabby; itch. (1.) One of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:38), an Ithrite. (2.) A hill near Jerusalem (Jer. 31:39), probably the hill of lepers, and consequently a place outside the boundary of the city.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
