How to Pronounce Geba
GAY-bah
Geba is pronounced GAY-bah (ˈgiːbə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: GEE-buh.
What does Geba mean?
Geba means “a hill; cup”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Geba?
Geba was a Levitical town of the tribe of Benjamin, given with its suburbs to the priests (Joshua 21:17). Jonathan struck the Philistine garrison there (1 Samuel 13:3), King Asa fortified it as a border town (1 Kings 15:22), and it marked the northern edge of Judah's land, as in the phrase 'from Geba to Beersheba' (2 Kings 23:8).
Also pronounced
GEE-buh
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