גָּג (gâg) — Roof
Hebrew word study: גָּג (gâg), Strong's H1406. a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
KJV translation words: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Strong's H1406 is tagged on 30 words in 27 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 30:3 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 27)
- Exodus 30:3 — גַּגּוֹ — top its
- Exodus 37:26 — גַּגּוֹ — top its
- Deuteronomy 22:8 — לְגַגֶּךָ — for roof your
- Joshua 2:6 — הַגָּגָה — the roof towards
- Joshua 2:8 — הַגָּג — the roof
- Judges 9:51 — גַּג — the roof of
- Judges 16:27 — הַגָּג — the roof
- 1 Samuel 9:25 — הַגָּג — the roof
- 1 Samuel 9:26 — הַגָּגָה — the roof towards
- 2 Samuel 11:2 — גַּג — the roof of
- 2 Samuel 16:22 — הַגָּג — the roof
- 2 Samuel 18:24 — גַּג — the roof of
- 2 Kings 19:26 — גַּגּוֹת — roofs
- 2 Kings 23:12 — הַגָּג — the roof of
- Nehemiah 8:16 — גַּגּוֹ — own roof his
- Psalms 102:7 — גָּג — a roof
- Psalms 129:6 — גַּגּוֹת — roofs
- Proverbs 21:9 — גָּג — a roof
- Proverbs 25:24 — גָּג — a roof
- Isaiah 15:3 — גַּגּוֹתֶיהָ — roofs its
- Isaiah 22:1 — לַגַּגּוֹת — to the roofs
- Isaiah 37:27 — גַּגּוֹת — roofs
- Jeremiah 19:13 — גַּגֹּתֵיהֶם — roofs their
- Jeremiah 32:29 — גַּגּוֹתֵיהֶם — roofs their
- Jeremiah 48:38 — גַּגּוֹת — the roofs of
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H1342 גָּאָה (gâʼâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does gâg (H1406) mean?
A roof; by analogy, the top of an altar.
How is H1406 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1406 as: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house)..
How often does גָּג (gâg) appear?
Strong's H1406 is tagged on 30 words in 27 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 30:3 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:5.
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