From an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; the back (as rounded (compare gev and guwph); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc. -- back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye)brows, nave, ring.
1) convex surface, back 1a) back (of man) 1b) mound (for illicit worship) 1c) boss (convex projection of shield) 1d) bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments - figuratively) 1e) brow, eyebrow 1f) rim (of wheel) Part of Speech: noun masculine or feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root Same Word by TWOT Number: 303a
1back, of man (figurative of Israel) Psalm 129:3; apparently of cherubim Ezekiel 10:12, but Hi Sm emend v. so that ׳גּ refers to wheels, rim see 6 below
2mound, for illicit worship Ezekiel 16:24,31,39 (all "" רמה); ᵐ5ᵑ9lupanar, brothel, after analogy of fornix, but this without sufficient proof, & needless.
3boss, or convex projection, of shield Job 15:26 (figurative) he runneth against him... with the stout bosses of his shields (i.e. wicked against ׳י); so in Arabic in similar phrase; compare also Arabic , shield; also French bouclier from boucle.
4bulwarks, breastworks, figurative for arguments לְגַבֵּיחֹֿמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶםJob 13:12breastworks of clay are your breastworks.
Leviticus 14:9 HEB:זְקָנוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יו וְאֶת־ INT: his head and his beard top affliction all
1 Kings 7:33 HEB:הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑ה יְדוֹתָ֣ם וְגַבֵּיהֶ֗ם וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛ם וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖ם NAS: Their axles, their rims, their spokes, KJV: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, INT: of a chariot their axles their rims their spokes and their hubs
Job 13:12 HEB:מִשְׁלֵי־ אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי־ חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ NAS: of ashes, Your defenses are defenses KJV: unto ashes, your bodies to bodies INT: be like of ashes your defenses of clay are defenses
Job 13:12 HEB:לְגַבֵּי־ חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ NAS: Your defenses are defenses of clay. KJV: your bodies to bodies of clay. INT: your defenses of clay are defenses
Job 15:26 HEB:בְּצַוָּ֑אר בַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥י מָֽגִנָּֽיו׃ KJV: upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: INT: headlong the thick bosses shield
Psalm 129:3 HEB: עַל־ גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים NAS: plowed upon my back; They lengthened KJV: plowed upon my back: they made long INT: upon my back the plowers plowed
Ezekiel 1:18 HEB: וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגֹ֥בַהּ לָהֶ֖ם NAS:As for their rims they were lofty KJV:As for their rings, they were so high INT:their rims were lofty like
Ezekiel 1:18 HEB:וְיִרְאָ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם מְלֵאֹ֥ת עֵינַ֛יִם NAS: and awesome, and the rims of all four KJV: that they were dreadful; and their rings [were] full INT: and awesome like and the rims were full of eyes
Ezekiel 10:12 HEB:וְכָל־ בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם NAS: body, their backs, their hands, KJV: And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, INT: their whole body their backs their hands their wings
Ezekiel 16:24 HEB:וַתִּבְנִי־ לָ֖ךְ גֶּ֑ב וַתַּעֲשִׂי־ לָ֥ךְ NAS: that you built yourself a shrine and made KJV: [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made INT: you built A shrine and made A high
Ezekiel 16:31 HEB: בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ גַּבֵּךְ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־ NAS: When you built your shrine at the beginning KJV: In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head INT: built your shrine the beginning of every
Ezekiel 16:39 HEB:בְּיָדָ֗ם וְהָרְס֤וּ גַבֵּךְ֙ וְנִתְּצ֣וּ רָמֹתַ֔יִךְ NAS: of your lovers, and they will tear down your shrines, demolish KJV: and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down INT: the hands will tear your shrines demolish your high
Ezekiel 43:13 HEB:הָאֶחָ֔ד וְזֶ֖ה גַּ֥ב הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ NAS: and this [shall be] the [height] of the base of the altar. KJV: span: and this [shall be] the higher place of the altar. INT: one and this the base of the altar
in Arabic in similar phrase; compare also Arabic 
, shield; also French bouclier from boucle.