גֵּב gêb

Meaning

a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)

In the King James Version: beam, ditch, pit.

Derivation: from H1461 (גּוּב);

Where it is used

• 1 Kings 6:9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
• 2 Kings 3:16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
• Jeremiah 14:3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.